Owen and Rose are facing serious challenges to their married life of routine and monotony as New York City grows and changes around them. They spend most Sundays apart; while Rose buries herself in crosswords and newspapers, Owen visits gay porn theaters. But when they discover they may lose their apartment - and their son, prompted by his new relationship, declares he is gay - their lives cannot continue as they were. Owen and Rose are forced to confront not only their son's revelation but also Owen's latent homosexuality.

Poignant and lingering, this is a tale of love and relationships, secrets and unspoken desires.

Mee naar de 15e jaarlijkse meeting in Castricum.

Found this book at today's meeting in Castricum and took it home with me. This book was on my wishlist, so thank you very much, wandering!

It took me a while to get into this story. I found it bleak, depressive, boring and outdated at first. But gradually it got better and better and it turned out to be a beautiful story in the end. The story was written 32 years ago (back in 1986), so I should think things are different these days! My heart goes out to Rose and Owen. So many years of their lives wasted.

BG, op het folderrek bij Leeghwater