To the Birdhouse

In Cathleen Schine''s comic novel To the Birdhouse, newlywed Alice Brody appears to have the perfect life. The one fly in the ointment is her mother''s detestable boyfriend, Louie Scifo: champion of incredibly bad taste and a bona fide stalker. After Alice''s mother cuts him loose, Louie''s determination to win back her love casts Alice''s whole family into disarray. So Alice embarks on a mission ...