Homely Girl a Life

In his long career Arthur Miller has charted some of the most hidden aspects of the American character and made us recognize ourselves. With <b>Homely Girl A Life</b> he turns his attention to a smaller more intimate canvas but one that in its deceptive delicacy still encompasses a vast range of human fears ambitions and desires. Janice--the eponymous homely girl--has hated her face ever since she was a child and her mother held up Ivory Snow advertisements to her saying Now that is beauty. Homely she is but also fiercely herself. Still it is not until she falls in love with a blind musician that she feels her full nature unfold in this exquisite portrait of a woman finding a language to describe herself.<p>Flanked by two stories also set in Manhattan Fame and Fitter's Night <b>Homely Girl A Life</b> pays homage to a city constantly reinventing itself--and to the classic Miller themes of work honor and identity.<p>Chekhovian . . . deserves praising to the top of the highest skyscraper for its humanity wit depth --A.N. Wilson</p></p>