Description
As A.M. Homes's incendiary novel unfolds, the Kodacolor hues of the good life become nearly hallucinogenic.Laying bare th foundations of a marriage, flash frozen in the anxious entropy of a suburban subdivision, Paul and Elaine spin the quit terors of family life into a fantastical frenzy that careens out of control. From a strange and hilarious encounter with a Stepford Wife neighbor to an ill-conceived plan for a tattoo, to a sexy cop who shows up at all the wrong moments, to a housecleaning team in space suits, a mistress calling on a cell phone, and a hostage situationat a school, A.M. Homes creates characters so outrageously flawed and deeply human that thery are entriely believable.
Author: A. M. Homes
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04/05/2000
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.36w x 0.89d
ISBN13: 9780688177621
ISBN10: 068817762X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Humorous | Black Humor
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)