In linked stories mostly set in Nantucket, Mass., the unnamed narrator tries to cope with her many phobias (of meat, germs, Republicans) in Happy Trails to You.
Standout Story
The prickly, lonely protagonist struggles to connect with two women over
herbal remedies in the touching ''Cramp Bark.''
Bottom Line
Julie Hecht can be droll, but her narrator's relentless neuroses ultimately
grate. B-
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