Amy Hempel an aspiring medical student who

an aspiring medical student who was impressed by her charm

Her father

One of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer treatment was the development of chemotherapy in the 1940’s

Introducing the use of methotrexate in the treatment of skin and breast cancer

was a socialite and culturally sophisticated woman

Amy Hempel an aspiring medical student whoHempel used to be in that category known as a "writer's writer" critically praised, loved devotedly by fellow authors, and often taught (particularly her near perfect story, "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried") but not widely read. In fact, several of her early collections of stories were out of print and difficult to find. But with the publication of her Collected Stories a few years ago, there's now no excuse for not reading her. Hempel is