Grace Lisa Vandenburg (19) counts everything. Compulsively. Her whole world gets turned on its ear one day when she discovers only nine (9?) bananas in her shopping cart at the checkout. To makes it right (it must be 10!) by snagging one banana from the unsuspecting shopper behind her - only to get busted later by the very same (handsome!) shopper, who would like to know if she wants one of his apples too, while she's at it.
Strangely, the only time Grace isn't counting is when she's wrapped up with banana-man: Seamus Joseph O'Reilly(19 also - it must be fate). Eventually, he figures out what it is that drives Grace - and offers to help her make it right.
But "normal" and Grace don't get along so well. She gets stuck in therapy with the hand-washers, and the drugs split her brain into two separate brains - who fight about what to say during conversations, must rally the troops just to move a leg, and can't seem to coordinate enough to enjoy sex.
I really enjoyed this book - at times, it's laugh-out-loud funny. And I especially enjoyed Larry, Grace's niece, who seems to be the only one who really loves Grace just as she is.
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