Drawing comparisons with the late Philip K. Dick and the early works of Kurt Vonnegut, O'Leary's "voice is fresh and funny" (New York Times Book Review) and promises an exciting future in the field. Psychotherapist John Donnelly's beautiful patient, Laura, claims to be an alien who's been left on Earth for one year. If she can convince one person--and she has chosen John--that she is telling the truth, she can stay when the others come back for her.