The Wapshot Chronicle Author:John Cheever The Wapshot Chronicle is the debut novel by John Cheever about an eccentric family that lives in a Massachusetts fishing village. Published in 1957, the book won the National Book Award in 1958,[1] and was later followed by a sequel, The Wapshot Scandal, published in 1964. — The Wapshot Chronicle is the sometimes-humorous story of Leander Wapshot... more », his eccentric Aunt Honora, and his sons, Moses and Coverly, as they all deal with life. The story is somewhat autobiographical, particularly regarding the character of Coverly, who, like Cheever, experiences feelings of bisexuality.« less
For every Wapshot life was a continuous celebration. In each generation a Wapshot boy awakened to manhood with a certain gamey exuberance, an irrepressible urge to make a dent in the world. Up and out they went...