Patient Female by Julie Schumacher
I loved Schumacher's English Experience, and indeed have given it as a gift to several people. So I was excited to hear she had a new book out. This one is a book of short stories, which is truthfully not my favorite genre. But some of them were very touching. And one, Syllabus, was funny in the style of English Experience. So even if you're not a short story fan, it's definitely worth a look.