Plan for Women

Good-hearted Walter is convinced that all women like his mother and sister sacrifice their hopes and desires for the men in their lives. An aging bachelor Walter is still looking for that perfectly pure woman whom he can rescue from the inevitable corruption of men. He thinks he's found her. Many years his junior Louise is sweet and more important innocent. All is bliss in their young marriage as they live equally and happily in their North Carolina farmhouse. But when Louise's past resurfaces in the form of a sleazy manipulative ex-boyfriend will Walter's faith in his new wife survive the shock or will Louise fall victim to the enduring plan for women? Writing about women and men with brutal unflinching honesty Lawrence Naumoff strikes a nerve in this tale of illusory love. A novel about the failure of the sexual revolution A Plan for Women is a thoughtful story written in a style both crisp and clever. (Kirkus Reviews)<br>