Thanks! I bet you'd like her, but you know how recommendations go...

Yep, to my sorrow. I'm generally afraid to directly recommend books because I'm terrified that they won't work for the recommendee. From someone's positive review, though, I always figure it's an at-my-own-risk type thing, and I like reading books from authors who know what they are talking about.

What I've found in her books is that there seems to be a cultural complexity about things. And gender dynamics tend to be a little interesting. I think she plays around with gender characteristics. It has a completeness to it, from neighbor relationships to cultural reaction to water, whether in pool form or rain.