Amazon.com Isabel's Bed gives us the intricate and deft plot， crisp dialogue and unexpected twists and turns we have come to expect in the comic novels of Elinor Lipman. Here we meet Harriet Mahoney， a would-be writer recently jilted by her bagel-vending boyfriend. Harriet is at loose ends until she agrees to ghostwrite a chesty blonde's version of her tabloid past. Isabel Krug is the woman with the past; Harriet sees in her story the literary future that has eluded her. In the course of this partnership， unexpected alliances are formed， and fulfillment is found where no one thought to search. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Publishers Weekly Lipman's romantic comedy concerns true love， female friendship and the writing life. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews