A New York Times Book Review Editors\' Choice "Fast-paced [and] riveting .
A brilliant but careless professor, he has determined that for the sake of his marriage, and his soul, he must end his relationship with Maud Stack, his electrifying student, whose p.
Stone is one of our transcendently great American novelists." -- Madison Smartt Bell "Brilliant." -- Washington Post At an elite college in a once-decaying New England city, Steven Brookman has come to a decision. . .
A New York Times Book Review Editors\' Choice "Fast-paced [and] riveting