The novel discusses the effect on a young boy when his parents separate and divorce.
He then proposes to his secretary who is also emotionally disturbed as she believes her fathe.
As an adult he is successful professionally but a loner unable to become emotionally involved, especially with girls.
The boy who adores his father is now devastated by his parents\' divorce.
The boy, an only child, lives with his parents who are happily married until the father becomes infatuated with another woman.
The novel discusses the effect on a young boy when his parents separate and divorce