Description
'Elegant and absorbing.' Guardian
'A book to be savoured.' Observer
'Intimate, funny . . . Masterfully done.' Daily Mail
'Sophisticated and engrossing.' Literary Review
Paul is a mid-ranking tennis professional on the ATP tour. His girlfriend Dana is an ex-model and photographer, and together with their two-year-old son they form a tableau of the contented upper-middle-class New York family. But Paul's parents and siblings have come to stay in the build-up to the US Open, and with summer storms brewing, several generations of domestic tension are brought to boiling point . . .
A brilliant new novel of family life from one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists and the winner of the James Tait Black Award: Ben Markovits.
About the Author
Benjamin Markovits grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He is the author of seven previous novels: The Syme Papers, Either Side of Winter, Imposture, A Quiet Adjustment, Playing Days, Childish Loves, and You Don't Have To Live Like This. He has published essays, stories, poetry and reviews on subjects ranging from the Romantics to American sports in the Guardian, Granta, The Paris Review and The New York Times, among other publications. He lives in London and teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571338061
Author Benjamin Markovits
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 279g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm