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Menage Original edition
Alix Kates Shulman
Menage Original edition
Alix Kates Shulman
Heather and Mack McKay seem to have it all: wealth, a dream house in the suburbs, and two adorable children along with the nannies to raise them. But their marriage has lost its savor: she is a frustrated writer and he longs for a cultural trophy to hang on his belt.
During a chance encounter in LA, Mack invites exiled writer Zoltan Barbu?once lionized as a political hero, now becoming a has-been?to live with him and his wife in their luxurious home. The plan should provide Heather with literary companionship, Mack with cultural cachet, and Zoltan himself with a pastoral environment in which to overcome his writer?s block and produce a masterpiece.
Of course, as happens with triangles, complications arise?some hilarious, some sad?as the three players pursue a game that leads to shifting alliances and sexual misadventures. Shulman pokes fun at our modern malaise (why is having it all never enough?), even as she traces the ever-changing dynamics within a marriage. Ménage is a bravura performance from one of America?s most renowned feminist writers.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 15, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9781590515204 |
Publishers | Other Press |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 140 × 25 × 203 mm · 281 g |
Language | English |
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