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True Enough
Stephen McCauley
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Overview
Dubbed by The New York Times as "the secret love child of Edith Wharton and Woody Allen," Stephen McCauley presents his fourth deftly comic, critically acclaimed novel.Jane Cody imagined she'd lead a tumultuous life, full of money, passion, and painless tragedies. Instead, she wakes up at forty with a doting second husband, a precocious son who loves to bake, and a fast-paced job as a producer for a Boston television station. What went wrong? In New York, Desmond Sullivan -- biographer of demi-celebrities such as the forgotten torch singer Pauline Anderton -- wonders how he ended up "stuck in something as pathetic" as a happy, secretly monogamous relationship with smart, sweet Russell.
Jane and Desmond meet in Boston and join forces to create a series of TV documentaries on America's cultural mediocrities. But their search for the truth about the elusive Anderton takes them on a journey of self-discovery in which they learn more about their own secrets and lies than they ever wanted to know.
Editorials
Library Journal
McCauley (The Man of the House) fans will recognize the author's trademark witty social commentary and insightful character development in his fourth book. This time out, however, the characters are less likable. Jane Cody is a public broadcasting producer in a full-blown midlife crisis. In a desperate attempt to revitalize her career, she teams up with Desmond Sullivan, a minor biographer with writer's block, to film a pilot for a documentary mini-series on mediocre noncelebrities. Desmond is equally flawed and in denial about the importance of his long-term commitment to his gay lover. "Male couples who advertise their monogamy are usually tossed into the eunuch category and end up getting invited to dinner parties where people discuss dogs," he explains. This book is not as romantic as McCauley's winsome first novel, The Object of My Affection. It's funny in parts but depressingly realistic or true enough. For public libraries and gay literature collections. Christine Perkins, Jackson Cty. Lib. Svcs., OR Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.Book Details
Published
June 1, 2002
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780743444033