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August
1st edition
Author(s)	Judith Rossner
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	1983
Media type	Paperback
Pages	376
ISBN	0-395-33970-7

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

References

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