A Woman of Uncertain Character: The Amorous and Radical Adventures of My Mother Jennie (Who Always Wanted to Be a Respectable Jewish Mom) by H - Softcover

Clancy Sigal has published four novels, including Going Away, a National Book Award nominee. He was principal screenwriter for the 2002 film Frida. He is a reporter and ex-BBC correspondent who has covered everything from the Lindbergh baby kidnapping through the Vietnam War to 9/11. A Hollywood blacklistee, he was involved in the 1960s civil rights movement in Georgia; worked closely in London with the charismatic “anti-psychiatrist” Dr. R. D. Laing; and knew Jimmy Hoffa. He is professor emeritus at University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communication, and he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.