The Object of My Affection

The author of The Easy Way Out presents "a very funny, exceptionally vivid first novel" (New York Times Book Review). When George is kicked out by his lover, Robert, he moves into the terminally disordered apartment of Nina--and into the most complicated relationship of his life.

George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy, cluttered Brooklyn apartment, a taste for impromptu tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing lessons at Arthur Murray. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Howard -- Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father -- wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad? A touching and hilarious novel about love, friendship, and the many ways of making a family.

Publishers Weekly

This is the gently comic story of two insecure young people who share a Brooklyn apartment: a gay man and a pregnant woman who are both on the brink of financial and emotional disaster. PW found the first novel ``leisurely and meandering,'' its characters ``vibrant'' and ``charming.''

Stephen McCauley is the author of True Enough, The Man of the House, The Easy Way Out, and The Object of My Affection. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visit him on the web at www.stephenmccauley.com.