Separation Anxiety: A Novel Summary
Laura Zigman

Separation Anxiety: A Novel Overview

In Separation Anxiety: A Novel, by Laura Zigman, Judy is a middle-aged woman who begins wearing her dog, Charlotte, in a baby sling to combat the loneliness she feels. She lacks a close relationship with her son and estranged husband, and she desperately wants to get her writing career back on track. Zigman examines the ebbs and flows of human connection and the lengths people will go to reclaim their lives. Separation Anxiety: A Novel explores themes of escapism, abandonment, identity, idealization, and loneliness.