Cette série explore les dynamiques complexes des relations familiales et la quête personnelle d'identité au milieu d'un tourbillon d'ambition. Suivez un protagoniste dont la vie méticuleusement construite commence à s'effondrer avec le retour inattendu d'une mère énigmatique. Le récit explore les thèmes du succès, de la trahison et de la confrontation inévitable avec le passé, obligeant les personnages à réévaluer leurs désirs et les fondements de leur existence.
An only child in a typical middle-American family, T is unusual only in his interest in, and talent for, making money. But when events conspire to leave T isolated again he starts to lose faith in people and civilisation and turns to nature instead, developing a strange and powerful obsession with endangered animals...
The story follows Hal, an IRS bureaucrat, who is perplexed by his wife's fixation on her missing employer. In a drunken moment, he sets off on a surreal tropical adventure to locate the man, leading to an unexpected affair with a captivating German woman. Lydia Millet crafts a beautifully written narrative that explores themes of parenthood's emotional complexities and the quirks of human behavior, making for an engaging and insightful read.