Lŏbŭ mei p'eil

By Matthew Quick

Subjects: Self-realization in women, High school teachers, Runaway wives, Réalisation de soi chez la femme, Romans, nouvelles, Fiction, Professeurs (Enseignement secondaire), Nuns, Religieuses, Man-woman relationships, Conflits conjugaux, Marital conflict, Relations entre hommes et femmes, Femmes abandonnant la résidence familiale

Description: Portia Kane is escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, running back to South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else-- a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident. With the 'help' of a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother, will Portia be able to restore a good man's reputation-- and find renewed hope in the human race?