A successful writer navigating a troubled marriage with a drug addict. She finds solace in her friendship with Robert Benchley, experiences a painful relationship with Charles MacArthur involving abandonment and abortion, survives a suicide attempt, and later receives a major literary award in 1958 despite isolation and failed psychoanalysis.
A passionate but ultimately destructive romantic entanglement that defines a major life crisis.
A deep, platonic friendship where Robert provides emotional stability and understanding.
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