New York: Random House, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Called her funniest book ever, this is the story of poor Alice Thrift, a surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of IQ, but low in social skills. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from such writers as Richard Russo, Carol Shields, Wally Lamb and more. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-679-463135.