The setting is southern California. Our lead character, Felicia, is a middle aged housewife addicted to shopping. She arduously studies mail order catalogs, searching for the illusive item that will give her satisfaction. Sadly, the material items bring no fulfillment. ...

First, this story is fictional, based on a true story. As I read it, it became hard to distinguish where fiction leaves off and truth takes over. It took me a little bit to get into the story line, but once I did, it was...