The Stranger

You probably know Jeffrey Eugenides as the author of Middlesex, which was one of the happiest freak accidents in recent literary history. (A best-selling, award-winning novel about the life and times of an intersex person? Yes, please!) Almost a decade later, he’s finally written his follow-up, and it’s nothing like Middlesex. Instead, The Marriage Plot is an old-fashioned, Austen-esque love story about a woman torn between two men, but it’s been updated with an invigorating dose of feminism, a handful of pharmaceuticals, and intelligent, interesting main characters who don’t just swoon and pout. (Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, 634-3400, 7 pm, free) by Paul Constant

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