The Story So Far [Paperback]

Its 1977. A 22-year-old finds herself ensconced in a place of dust and history: the archives room of a second-rate college. Shes re-shelving Victorian etiquette books when the door opens and in walks a fabulous, seductive, larger-than-life writer of historical romancesand the young womans life will never be the same. Set against 25 years of cultural evolution, the love between the two womenthe younger librarian and the grande dame of cheesy literatureoutlasts a 28-year age difference, romantic dalliances, illness, and the confines of the closet. Along the way, the librarian ponders the nature of life, death, religion, and philosophy with the help of the imaginary counterparts of Socrates, Hildegard of Bingen, and Suzanne Pleshette; samples casseroles with names like Vegetables Psychosis and The Tubers Karamazov; and forges a family with her best friend, Jeff, and assorted quirky characters who wander into their lives.Its 1977. A 22-year-old finds herself ensconced in a place of dust and history: the archives room of a second-rate college. Shes re-shelving Victorian etiquette books when the door opens and in walks a fabulous, seductive, larger-than-life writer of historical romancesand the young womans life will never be the same.US