The Magic Laundry — Jacob M. Appel

The stories in The Magic Laundry stemfrom Jacob M. Appel's work as a psychiatristin New York City, and his particularinterest in how ordinary peoplecope with extraordinary challenges.He hopes these stories will encouragehis readers to place themselvesin the shoes of his protagonists and toask themselves how they would handlethe tribulations confronted by hischaracters. What would you do if yourdaughter returned home from collegewith a stolen baboon?