Herself, of Course: A Novel

Alice McDermott, our beloved and bestselling chronicler of women’s lives, returns with a sparkling new novel about a writer's life, told in three remarkable acts set many years apart.

It is 1980 in New York City and a young woman is perched uncomfortably on a radiator cover in a spacious loft. A famous photographer snaps pictures for a full-page review of her debut novel. She turns and tilts her head, responding to the camera.

Alice McDermott’s tripartite Herself, of Course is the story of ...