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Medicine Men

by Alice Adams

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Molly Bonner is wary about putting herself in a doctor's hands — especially as a lover. On the cusp of forty, Molly, reluctantly attending her friend Felicia's party, knows the hidden agenda includes fixing her up with a recently widowed M.D. Felicia herself is the long-suffering mistress of a married San Francisco surgeon, one of the most pompous womanizers Molly has ever met. She has long since decided that dating medicine men is a pill she'd rather not swallow. But now this tall, anomalous middle-aged doctor, with his attentive ways, seems the exception.

It just so happens then that Molly, long bothered by headaches, is diagnosed with a rare malignancy. She needs a doctor in the house...or so she thinks. As Molly begins the long journey toward the recovery of her self, Alice Adams once again paints a portrait of modern affairs so sharply observant that it draws blood. More deftly than ever, in Medicine Men she shows us the source of the illness — and the remedy — for the malady called love.

Synopsis:

A satirical romp in the spirit of Jane Austen, "Medicine Men" takes a humorous yet touching look at love, friendship, economic class, and family heritage.

About the Author

Alice Adams, born in Virginia and educated at Radcliffe College, is the author of ten highly praised novels. Her short stories have appeared in twenty-two O. Henry Awards collections and several volumes of Best American Short Stories. She has been the recipient of an Academy and Institute Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Ms. Adams' previous novels include the New York Times bestseller Superior Women, and Almost Perfect, both published by Washington Square Press. She lives in San Francisco.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780671020675
Author:
Adams, Alice
Publisher:
Washington Square Press
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Medical
Subject:
Brain
Subject:
Physician and patient
Subject:
Widows
Subject:
Love stories
Subject:
Medical novels
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
July 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.3125 in 7.91 oz

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