The Girls Author:Helen Yglesias An exquisite gem of a novel about the last American taboo, old age, by the extraordinary Helen Yglesias, herself 84 now and going strong. At once very funny and immensely moving, The Girls "is an absolutely beautiful novel. The truest report from the real war zone I ever read," writes Ursula Le Guin in a letter to the publisher. "Please tell Hel... more »en Yglesias that she broke my heart and scared me stiff and I love her. Everything in it works together--the more I think about it the more I see that. Oh, what a beauty!"« less