Barbara Dinerman

H Barbara Dinerman

After being infected with herpes, Joan Halprin, asingle woman in her mid-thirties, feels untouchable. She spent her youth enjoying worldly experiencesin New York and other cities, but now it's time tostart a serious career as a copywriter for a FortLauderdale advertising agency. Despite feelinglike a pariah in her personal life, Joan is anxiousto prove herself professionally. Fort Lauderdale in the 1980s is experiencing areal estate boom. Joan's parents have moved fromBoston to a retirement community in the area,and her brother and his thrifty wife have settlednearby. But even with the presence of her family, Joan feels isolated with her "H" problem, despiteknowing that one in four women, and one in fivemen, are similarly afflicted. Her irascible, rotund new boss certainly isn't helpingher regain her self-esteem. But with her irrepressiblehumor, Joan concocts an extraordinary solutionto most of what ails her. Will this creative projectwork?"H": A Novel is an amusing and original tale ofoffice politics, sex, and one woman's search forher true identity.