H

After being infected with herpes, Joan Halprin, a
single woman in her mid-thirties, feels untouchable.
She spent her youth enjoying worldly experiences
in New York and other cities, but now it's time to
start a serious career as a copywriter for a Fort
Lauderdale advertising agency. Despite feeling
like a pariah in her personal life, Joan is anxious
to prove herself professionally.

Fort Lauderdale in the 1980s is experiencing a
real estate boom. Joan's parents have moved from
Boston to a retirement community in the area,
and her brother and his thrifty wife have settled
nearby. But even with the presence of her family,
Joan feels isolated with her "H" problem, despite
knowing that one in four women, and one in five
men, are similarly afflicted.

Her irascible, rotund new boss certainly isn't helping
her regain her self-esteem. But with her irrepressible
humor, Joan concocts an extraordinary solution
to most of what ails her. Will this creative project
work?

"H": A Novel is an amusing and original tale of
office politics, sex, and one woman's search for
her true identity.