Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Was it any advantage to be loved by a man? This story tells of the loves of Evelyn Cotton, from the 1950s through to the 1970s, and their faults, though the man who chronicles her story loved her more than any of the others put together. The author's first novel.