New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel (fourth book) by the author of the highly acclaimed "King of the Jews," this one set in contemporary New York. Regina, a forty-year-old actress, who is trying to revitalize her career is offered a role in a big production of Chekhov's "The Seagull" but with it comes even more anxiety. As she works on the play, she finds that Chekhov's words resonate in her own life. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-698112032.