Stricken by a mysterious malady college sophomore Alice Brody has suddenly lost the use of her legs. How does a bright beautiful and now immobile young woman proceed with her passions? As she convalesces in a Manhattan hospital Alice finds herself attended by a motley group of visitors: indifferent nurses doctors both good and bad divorcing parents and eccentric relatives. But Alice is a creature of many charms whose wit can enchant those bearing even the worst bedside manner. With a captivating heroine of great comic depth Cathleen Schine''s Alice in Bed is balm for whatever ails you.