![]() Gradually it becomes clear that Henley's therapist has a personal story as complicated as her own. The book's title refers to the summer month when most therapists go on vacation, a dreadful time for Henley, who lives in fear of abandonment. "August" (1983), her second major best-seller, tells the stories of Dawn Henley and her therapist, Lulu Shinefeld. Rossner had a flair for the suspenseful and strange. ![]() "Some of the brightest women I know are obsessed with the search. Rossner said in a 1983 interview with the Washington Post. "It's astonishing what some women will put up with just to have a warm body," Ms. She saw Quinn as one of many lonely young women living in the city. ![]() Rossner became interested in the murder when she wrote an article about it, which was not published, for Esquire magazine. The 1975 book was made into a movie in 1977 with Diane Keaton as the teacher and Tom Berenger as her killer. She was best known for the emotion-charged "Goodbar," which is based on the true story of New York City schoolteacher Roseann Quinn, who was in her late 20s when she was murdered by a man she brought home from a bar. ![]()
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