Description
In the sweltering summer of 1939, against the backdrop of a rural New Jersey boardinghouse, four lives converge over a tumultuous thirty-six hours. Marie, seeking independence after a divorce and a brighter future for her son, finds herself entangled in a web of simmering desires and unspoken resentments. As family tensions rise and the specter of unfulfilled dreams looms, a near seduction threatens to unravel the fragile peace. Gilbert Sorrentino masterfully explores themes of longing, societal expectations, and the quiet desperation that can lie beneath the surface of ordinary lives.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 1981
211 pages
ISBN: 9780140058796
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First Published
1980
Language
eng
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