Deborah Eisenberg

Dorothy Baker

A lesbian graduate student from Berkeley tries to sabotage her twin sister's wedding to a young doctor from Connecticut.

Cassandra at the Wedding

"Everybody has impulses. I have all kinds. Just about like yours. But I always hoped I could bring you to understand that there is such a thing as a whole life—a way of life–and a reason for being that is strong enough to protect you from every little whistling call of the wild.”

Part Salinger, part Gardam, this book is in some ways about the “paralyzing terror of reaching maturity.” Pure word-music, devastating, sharply considered, surprising and mysterious. This is why we read. I’ll be coming back to this one many times. 6 stars. 

Gabe Cortez

"Everybody has impulses. I have all kinds. Just about like yours. But I always hoped I could bring you to understand that there is such a thing as a whole life—a way of life–and a reason for being that is strong enough to protect you from every little whistling call of the wild.”

Part Salinger, part Gardam, this book is in some ways about the “paralyzing terror of reaching maturity.” Pure word-music, devastating, sharply considered, surprising and mysterious. This is why we read. I’ll be coming back to this one many times. 6 stars. 

Cassandra at the Wedding

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