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Isaac and Nora haven't seen each other in five years, yet when Nora phones Isaac late one night, he knows who it is before she's spoken a word. Isaac, a photographer, is relinquishing his artistic career, while Nora, a writer, is seeking to rededicate herself to hers.
Fueled by their rediscovered love, Nora is soon on fire with the best work she's ever done, until she realizes that the story she's writing has turned into a fictionalized portrait of Isaac, exposing his frailties and compromises and sure to be viewed by him as a betrayal. How do we remain faithful to our calling if it estranges us from the people we love? How do we remain in love after we have seen the very worst of our loved ones? These are some of the questions explored in a novel that critics are calling "an absolute pleasure" (The Seattle Times).
Fueled by their rediscovered love, Nora is soon on fire with the best work she's ever done, until she realizes that the story she's writing has turned into a fictionalized portrait of Isaac, exposing his frailties and compromises and sure to be viewed by him as a betrayal. How do we remain faithful to our calling if it estranges us from the people we love? How do we remain in love after we have seen the very worst of our loved ones? These are some of the questions explored in a novel that critics are calling "an absolute pleasure" (The Seattle Times).
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A "Today's Book Club" choice; well-written, with interesting, complicated characters. A 21st century New Yorkers love story: the 'boy' (about 40) has health problems, a missing sister about whom he worries, and dreams that, despite early promise, have not come to fruition. The 'girl' - an old girlfriend about to jettison her current relationship - is a driven writer, who also has not quite yet made it, and realizes that she writes her best stuff when she cannibalizes her relationships and bases unattractive characters on the people she loves. Explores issues of honesty, trust, self-deception, intimacy and the conflict of all of those with 'art.'
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