The Slipper Author:Jennifer Wilde A small Midwestern college brings together three very different women in 1955. Sensitive Carol Martin, attending on a scholarship, is from a small Kansas town. Nora Levin is a feisty, brilliant New Yorker. Introverted Julie Hammond is struggling to put her husband through law school. All three share an ambition for fame, riches, and loveNora wan... more »ting to be a writer, Carol and Julie aspiring to the stage. The story moves swiftly as the action shifts from Indiana to New York, Hollywood, and Paris, and there's plenty of heartache and happiness. The writing and characterizations are adequate and Wilde's fans will find this a change from her usual fare ( Love's Tender Fury , etc.).« less