title: Irma: Memoirs of a Vampire Gone Dry
author: Jacob, Laine
description: Irma - Memoirs of a Vampire Gone Dry is a novel, genre literary humor. The novel opens in the Carpathians as Lena Vampire of the Realm does crochet work for the church but never attends. In 1922, Majda, Irma's grandmother, simply tells the American doctor that she is Jewish since she isn't wearing a cross. And in 1980, Anna Lebowswitz explains the importance of family and the use of a tooth file. Ben, Irma's father, believes in choosing your own life - a minority opinion.
  The first true vampire in four generations, Irma finds the idea acceptable and the details disgraceful. She will 'go dry'! After Irma chips a tooth - unimaginable considering her family - she meets John Ling at the dentist's office. Irma loves John's open mind, his perfectly shaped ear and his dog George; she makes the necessary decisions.