The office gossips may be swooning over Trent, but Briddey’s equally intrusive extended family members-which includes Aunt Oona’s chapter of the Daughters of Ireland-have their own strong opinions about brain surgery and suitable husbands.
Briddey has agreed to have an EED-a minor neurosurgical procedure-to enhance her emotional connection with her boyfriend, Trent Worth, a square-jawed up-and-comer who’s working on the company’s next-gen smartphone and hints he’ll propose to her if the operation goes well.
In her new novel, Hugo and Nebula winner Willis ( All Clear, 2010, etc.), a master of door-slamming, hide-behind-the-furniture farce, takes as her theme cellphones-or, more broadly, what therapists refer to as “boundary issues.” The protagonist, Briddey Flannigan, works at a small communications technology company where everyone is always in each other’s business. Think smartphones and social media are threatening privacy? Imagine if you could hear everyone’s thoughts-and they could hear yours.
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