Love Warps the Mind a Little

<p>When Love Warps the Mind a Little opens Lafayette Proulx has quit his day job left his wife hauled his dog and his Royal portable across town to Judi Dubey's house and set out at last to be a fiction writer. But life is complicated. Laf spends a lot of his writing time staring out the window at his dog Spot; Judi's dysfunctional family is unraveling; rejection letters from editors are coming in; and Judi of all people has sent him onto the marriage counselor's couch to sort out his angry feelings about his wife. To make matters worse Judi is diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Judi - she will break your heart and be remembered as one of the most lovable characters in American fiction - fights a heroic battle against the disease that becomes the backdrop for an exploration of illness how it limits and expands our capacities for desire and passion and love its mystery and transparency as Judi and Laf struggle to find the memory that will comfort the truth that will redeem.</p>