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Set in 1960s London, Off the King's Road is Phyllis Raphael's immensely appealing story of self-discovery. Leaving Los Angeles to join her film producer husband in England, Raphael is shocked to discover him having an affair with an eighteen-year-old actress. After twelve years of marriage, Raphael finds herself navigating the world as a single mother of three, seeking solace in London's maze-like streets and the company of freethinkers, i.e. actors, writers, painters and musicians--even an "anti-psychiatrist psychiatrist" who encourages her to strip away the sacrosanct. "Break out. The nuclear family is over. Try something new." And Raphael does! The self-described "person of small ambitions" turns adventuress and finds a voice of her own. Positively delightful!