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Elson is drinking to numb the pain of his broken marriage. His ex-wife lies in a stranger's bed, lonely and waiting for dawn. Their son Richard, a young gay poet, is stunted by a fear of artistic failure. And then there is Chloe. The daughter. The one in love. The one in trouble with the law. The one on the run.

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These ten stories offer a stunning vision of contemporary American suburbia, littered with tension, heartbreak and revelations. They take readers across the country - from rural Pennsylvania to Southern California to the quiet streets of Connecticut. At the heart of each story, characters struggle to find meaning in their daily lives.

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