Erica Jong gave birth to Molly Jong-Fast and disappeared; Molly was raised by nannies. Although famous for her feminism, Erica was mostly focused on men; she auditioned a series of boyfriends, who would befriend Molly, then evaporate. Erica wrote several books in which little Molly was a supporting player and Erica was the hero; Molly refused to read the books ("they would not help me protect myself"), but strangers would often approach her to discuss her secrets. Through these interactions, Molly identified the bits of her own life that had been offered up in print. Erica described her parenting as "benign neglect," but Molly questioned this label. Is Mom benign if she misinterprets your actions and mocks you in a novel? People in Molly's life demanded that Erica spend an hour per day with her daughter; the expectation was too harsh, so it was downgraded to half an hour. Molly became an addict but saved herself; somehow, in her late teens, she dragged herself...