The Doctor's House

An impeccable ear for language, an eye for the smallest shifts in the cultural landscape, and a preternatural understanding of motivation and behavior—Ann Beattie's renowned storytelling abilities are on dazzling display in The Doctor’s House . The story opens on Nina, who should have better things to do than to track her brother Andrew's sexual escapades. Since her husband's tragic death, she has become solitary and defensive—and as compulsive about her brother as he is about sex. When the firs