Book cover for "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Jeffrey Eugenides named his new novel, "The Marriage Plot," after a seminar on marriage and 19th-century fiction that his main character takes in college. It focuses on her romantic encounters and love of books. (Associated Press)
Novelist Jeffrey Eugenides, at home in Princeton, N.J., is the author of one of this fall's most anticipated novels, "The Marriage Plot." It took him nine years to complete, as did "Middlesex," the novel that won him a Pulitzer and a spot on Oprah Winfrey's book club. (Associated Press)
