The Tattooed Girl Condition:Good fears grow that Henry and

fears grow that Henry and his advisers will see the country slide into ruin

Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader — she is Paul's nurse

longs only for caddish soldier George

PhD (Calcutta)

"Whatever Happened to Interracial Love

The Tattooed Girl Condition:Good fears grow that Henry andJoshua Seigl, a celebrated but reclusive author, is forced for reasons of failing health to surrender his much prized bachelor's independence. Advertising for an assistant, he unwittingly embarks upon the most dangerous adventure of his privileged life. Alma Busch, a sensuous, physically attractive young woman with bizarre tattoos covering much of her body, stirs in Seigl a complex of emotions: pity? desire? responsibility? guilt? Unaware of her