My Latest Grievance (Sound Library)

By: Elinor Lipman

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Synopsis: A liberal New England college campus is a peculiar place for a girl to grow up in this &“lovable, psychologically intricate [and] bittersweet farce&” (The New York Times Book Review). Massachusetts, 1970s. Born to a pair of &“bleeding heart&” professors who live on campus as dorm parents, Frederica Hatch soon finds herself the unofficial mascot of Dewing College. Life is so ideal that by the time she becomes a teenager, Frederica finds herself chafing under the care of "the most annoyingly evenhanded parental team in the history of civilization." But she&’s about to learn that life isn&’t as simple or idyllic as it seems—even amid the manicured lawns of a small women&’s college like Dewing. A new dorm parent has just arrived on campus. Laura Lee French is glamorous, worldly, and the former wife of Frederica&’s father. Suddenly, Frederica sees her parents&’ lives—and by extension her own—in a whole new light. &“May be Lipman's best work so far... Every page offers laugh-out-loud dialogue.&”—The Seattle Times