A Kind of Intimacy

Tracing the dark possibilities of best intentions gone awry, this darkly comic novel about a dysfunctional young woman's life in the suburbs offers interesting psychological insights. Annie--morbidly obese and lonely--moves into a new home hoping for a clean slate but is convinced she has seen her next-door neighbor before. She embarks on a series of increasingly bizarre attempts to ingratiate herself with the boy next door, but wrong turns and snap judgments lead to a compelling and bloody climax.