Resumen
Its 1969, and Judith "Denny" Denham has just begun an affair with Dr. Ernest Wright, a psychology professor at Wellspring University, who just happens to be her boss. But her position in the Wright household is not merely as a mistress. Ernests wife, Nancy, has taken Denny under her wing as a four-hand piano partner and general confidante, although Denny can never seem to measure up to Anne, Nancys best friend from back East, either in piano playing skill or general grace. Ernests eldest son has fled over the Canadian border to escape the draft, while his only daughter has embarked on a secret affair with her fathers protege. The remaining son, Ben, is fifteen, and as delicate and insufferable as only a poetry-writing fifteen-year-old can be. That autumn, Denny crosses the freeway that separates Wellspring from its less affluent mirror image, Springwell, to spend Thanksgiving with the Wrights and their assortment of strays, including two honored guests: the eagerly anticipated Anne and Annes new husband, the novelist Jonah Boyd.The chain of events set in motion that Thanksgiving will change the lives of everyone involved in ways that none can imagine, and that wont become clear for decades to come. Hilarious and scorching, by turns tender and tendentious, David Leavitts first novel in four years is a tribute to the power of home, the lure of success, the mystery of originality, and, above all, the sisterhood of secretaries. Flawlessly crafted and full of surprises, it is the perfect showcase for this authors considerable skills.
