New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (her second book - preceded by a collection of short stories) - for years May has scratched out a living as a ghost writer, but now that one of her clients is is preparing to depart for Sweden to claim the Nobel Prize, she wants more - vindication, revenge, anything! 198 pp. ISBN: 0-394530330.