August (Rossner novel)
August, is a novel written by Judith Rossner focused on a psychoanalyst and one of her analysands.
Plot introduction
The novel focuses on the relationship between a psychoanalyst, Dr. Lulu Shinefield, and a young troubled woman, Dawn Henley, from the beginning of their therapy together through to its termination.
Characters
- Lulu Kagan Shinefield: Main character and psychoanalyst which the book centers on
- Anita Kagan: Lulu's mother
- George Kagan: Lulu's father
- Luther "Woody" Samuelson: Lulu's first husband
- Sascha Shinefield: Lulu's daughter by her first husband
- Nathan Shinefield: Lulu's second husband
- Teddy Shinefield: Lulu's son by her second husband
- Walden Shinefield: Lulu's son by her second husband
- Bonnie and Duke Mayer: Friends of Lulu's and fellow analysts
- Dawn Henley: The other main character of the novel and Dr. Shinefield's analysand
- Vera Henley: Dawn's adoptive "father", but actually her aunt
- Tony Lubovitz: Dawn's adoptive "mother" and partner to Vera prior to separation
- Leonard Silverstein: Tony's husband following her separation from Vera
- Gordon Henley: Dawn's biological father
- Gregory Barnes: Gordon's homosexual partner
- Miranda Lewis Henley: Dawn's biological mother
- Nell Lewis: Miranda's sister
- Mavis McLeod Hagerty: First housekeeper and sitter for Dawn following her mother's death
- Caitlin Hagerty: Second housekeeper and sitter for Dawn as an infant, and cousin to Mavis
- Dr. Leif Seaver: Dawn's former analyst
- Alan Gartner: Dawn's early boyfriend and biological father of her aborted child
- Rob Grace: Another boyfriend of Dawn's
- Tom Grace: Another of Dawn's lovers, and father to Rob Grace
- Bill Denton: Another boyfriend of Dawn's
- Jack Stewart: Final boyfriend of Dawn's mentioned in the novel
- Polly Campbell, Lillian, Jessica Rubenstein, Sandy: Friends of Dawn's
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