Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Second Printing in Fine condition in a price-clipped Near Fine dust-jacket.

Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel tells the story of a young woman, newlywed to a man she barely knows, who is sent to a mental hospital after a nervous breakdown. There, she meets a cast of eccentric and colorful characters, among them a psychotic nun, a cantankerous nurse, and a lovelorn doctor. With the help of her new friends, she begins to rebuild her life.; 8vo; 561 pages.