To the Precipice Author:Judith Rossner (from back of book) — "YOU TERRIFY ME, RUTH. YOU ALWAYS HAVE. YOU'RE A CANNIBAL." — That was David Landau talking. He had grown up with Ruth in New York in the '40s, sharing the fervent ambitions and glowing ideals of their college years, and then watched her marry the golden wasp of her dreams, Walter Stamm, as the new decade began — That shoul... more »d have been the end of the story--like a glowing fadeout of a Hollywood film. But for Ruth, still young, still avid, still seeking, it was just the beginning...« less