cover image Tempting Fate

Tempting Fate

Laurie Alberts. Washington Square Press, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-671-66049-9

An independent young woman from Boston moves to Vladimir, Alaska, in an attempt to shake off the weight of her unhappy childhood, seeking explanations of her past and significance for her future. PW called this a ``forceful, promising first novel.'' (October)