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Synopsis

Hilarious. Sharp. Funny. Lovable. These are just samples of the countless words of praise for Elinor Lipman’s My Latest Grievance. This lively campus farce features the beguiling teenager Frederica Hatch, the “Eloise of Dewing College.” Born and raised in the dormitory of this small women’s college, and chafing under the care of “the most annoyingly evenhanded parental team in the history of civilization,” Frederica is starting to feel that her life is stiflingly snug—until the arrival of Miss Laura Lee French, a wannabe former Rockette and the new dorm mother at Dewing. The arrival of Miss French turns out to be a catalyst for havoc and hilarity, for it just so happens that the new dorm mother was married—in the distant past—to none other than Frederica’s earnest and distinctly unglamorous father. Fearing scandal, the three Hatches and Miss French decide to keep this piece of history a secret. The result? A book that is pure delight and sure to please new readers and fans of Lipman everywhere.

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