Description: As a result of his refusal to testify against his friend Roy Cohn, a New Jersey man goes off to the federal penitentiary in upstate New York, where he immediately gets into trouble with his fellow inmates. Meanwhile, his wife is having a...
Synopsis As a result of his refusal to testify against his friend Roy Cohn, a New Jersey man goes off to the federal penitentiary in upstate New York, where he immediately gets into trouble with his fellow inmates. Meanwhile, his wife is having an affair, his small son is terminally ill, and his daughter is a teenager trying desperately to keep the family on course. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
Details
Publication Date:
2003-04-01
Edition Description:
Reprint
Size
Height:
8.0 in
Width:
5.3 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
8.0 oz
Industry Reviews "A consistently accomplished debut that's still hard to take because the family's anguish seems too little distinguished from the general social funk to provide much narrative energy." Kirkus Reviews (10/15/2001)