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Jonathan Meltzer, a marriage counselor at the Jamaica, Queens Family Center, falls in love with the wife of a married couple he is counseling. The husband, Thaddeus Carmichael, almost immediately discerns what is going on and decides to encourage a romance between his beautiful wife, Beverly, and Jonathan. Thaddeus wants to catch them doing something so that he can sue the hell out of the Jamaica Family Center and collect a huge financial settlement.Jonathan further complicates his life by letting his infatuation for Beverly become known to his super-acerbic girlfriend, Arlene, during a fuzzy pot-filled interlude. Meanwhile, Jonathan's new-age shrink, Timothy Mitchell, in-between his own breakdowns, advises Jonathan to go right ahead and do what he has to do.
About the Author
Carl Tiktin started studying theater and writing plays at the HB studio in about 1974. He had readings and productions at the studio, as well as Playwrights Horizons, New York Theater Academy, and the Direct Theatre. Then, he had two novels published by Arbor House: The Hourglass Man and Ron. His short stories have appeared in the GW Review, IdeaGems, The Avalon Review and Hipppocampus. His latest novel released in 2014 "Frigid" is available in eformat format from Amazon. Two new novels "A Perception of Murder" and "Our Marriage Counselor" will be released in early 2016.
