The narrative of this lovely, lyrical novel unfolds in short vignettes, like a delicate bird skimming just over the water, dipping now and then to leave deepening ripples on the surface.

****Beth Lisick spends a year trying to improve herself in Helping Me Help Myself. In order to achieve this goal of self-improvement, she turns to the path many people discover every day. The self-improvement section in the bookstore! While legitimat