Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue 1
4. 1. The Hubbards Of Bowden 9
5. 2. The Marxes Of Demopolis 16
6. 3. Two Jewish Girls 28
7. 4. Marriage 37
8. 5. The Writing Life: 1933–1984 47
9. 6. Along Came A Spider 56
10. 7. Eros 64
11. 8. Counterparts 74
12. 9. The Incurious Tourist 81
13. 10. Lillian Hellman’s Analyst 90
14. 11. “You Are What You Are To Me,” 94
15. 12. Having Her Say 102
16. 13. Jewish Lit 114
17. 14. An Honored Woman 120
18. 15. Mere Facts 129
19. Notes 145
20. Acknowledgments 161
21. Index 163