Simon] deals seriously and perceptively with lives almost never granted such respect--those of the 'spinster, ' the 'old maid.' ...There is also a particular ironic energy. --The NationNothing is more ridiculous than someone who says, upon learning that I never got married, oOe1/4 Oh, you would like my Aunt _____ She never got married either. You two would have a lot in common.' --from an interview, August 1984.In this timely and provocative study,...