It's on the the corner of Madison and 34th Street that Mimiopens, with Harrison Hanafan, an eminent Manhattan plastic surgeon, slipping on the Christmas Eve ice, slaloming between fire hydrants and the calves of fellow pedestrians, and spraining his ankle. Harrison has just dumped his girlfriend, for about 952 good reasons -- has nearly sworn off female companionship forever -- but when a comely premenopausal woman helps him to his feet, it's the start of a grand romance: one that will blossom through MLK day, Groundhog Day, the cliches of Valentine's Day, and the Ides of March, will absorb shocking revelations, will be interrupted by misunderstandings and yearned for through terrible tragedy, and will finally triumph, with the belated transformation of our hero, proving himself worthy of the title and his very own heroine, the incredible, incomparable, indomitable Mimi. Lucy Ellmann returns with her characteristically zany, high-wire prose, crafting a narrative that is funny, thought-provoking, sexy, sweet, and ultimately hugely satisfying.