‘Brother of the More Famous Jack’ finds its way to a new generation of readers

I first read Barbara Trapido’s sparkling coming-of-age novel Brother of the More Famous Jack when it was published in 1982. I was in my 20s, on bedrest during a difficult first pregnancy that coincided with the publication of my first novel — which was in part about a failed college relationship. Trapido’s debut, about a smart-but-inexperienced young woman with a tendency to fall for the wrong guys, was just the ticket.

I loved Brother of the More Famous