Mariah: A Love Story

About the Book

ON May 1, 1980, his fortieth birthday, Sid Lehman takes Pamela Anderson to dinner. They fall in love and their courtship takes up Part One of the book. Part Two introduces Mariah and Abigail Johnson, a half-white, half-black woman who becomes another character in Sid's unfolding drama. The basic story is the love affair between Sid and Mariah, its us and downs, and the memorable depression and healing that take place after it is over. This is a spicy, simmering love affair that it will be difficult to forget. Both for the reader and for Sid.

About the Author

Neil Friedman has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University. He has taught at major universities such as Brandeis and SUNY Stonybrook. For the past 25 years he has been in the private practice of psychotherapy with individuals and couples. He also trains therapists. He is a Certifying Co-ordinator for The Focusing Institute and a Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association. He has written ten books. He has two daughters and a grand-daughter. He lives with his wife, Kate, in Arlington, Mass. More about him can be found at his website www.neilheart.com This is his second Sid Lehman novel. The first is St. Thomas: A Tale of the Heart (Xlibris, 2003). A third, Becoming Seventy, is in process as is a non-fiction book, FOCUSING As A Way of Living.