The Heidi Chronicles

This book of three short plays from the 1970s and 1980s is a delightful flashback for me. I will go to my 50th high school class reunion this year. It will be interesting to see how many of us managed to have it all. A random speech from the first play, Uncommon Women and Others: HOLLY: What kind of......more

The best part of a good collection is watching a writer's voice develop over time. Reading Uncommon Women, I thought, "This is nice, I guess: kind of like a Seinfeld episode: mildly amusing, with very random characters who talk like people really talk, and nothing actually happens." By Isn't It Roma......more

The first time I read The Heidi Chronicles, I thought it read flat and couldn't see it at all. But it's one of those play where the more you become acquainted with, the more you like it. It feels like a real theatre students play. It is definitely the strongest of the bunch, but I much prefer 'Isn't......more

What an awesome take on the long-view of women's lives!......more

Grāmata ar trim Wendy Wasserstein lugām. Ar katru nākamo paliek labāk, beigās ir ļoti labi. Visvairāk domāju par to, ka es un autore varētu būt labas draudzenes.......more