Title: Gripping and Profound
Product review: I was impressed by the author's piece in The New Yorker this fall and have been waiting patiently for this debut novel.It was well worth the wait. The Dunlap family and their hangers-on are reminiscent of characters previously rendered by Updike and Cheever, yet totally original. The author reveals character depths far beneath the usual surface that is merely glossed in a first novel. Although the plot turns on a fascinating mystery, what I think sets this work apart are its brutally honest yet empathic insights into the inner lives of its characters, and by extension into the complex nature of any family.I highly recommend this book, and suspect that the author's public profile is about to rise considerably.
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