An irreverent, outspoken, & deeply idealistic
young woman moves to the Midwest to begin
a new life teaching in the "heartland"—but her
unbridled tongue & sense of humor get her in
trouble. Where integrity is interpreted as a
threat to the community—how can Hypathia
Applebaum prevail?
In addition to her career as a writer of
novels, short stories, critical essays and poetry
which have earned for her a National Book
Award, a National President’s Medal in the
Humanities, and membership in the American
Academy of Arts and Letters, Joyce Carol
Oates's plays that have been produced in the
United States, France, Italy, and Canada.