305 pages
English language
Published Nov. 21, 2008 by Fig Tree.
The believers
by Zoe Heller
When New York radical lawyer, Joel Litvinoff falls gravely ill, his wife Audrey uncovers a secret that forces her to re-examine both her belief in him and her commitment to their marriage. Meanwhile, her ne'er-do-well adopted son, Lenny, is back on drugs, and her daughters, Karla and Rosa, are grappling with their own catastrophes and dilemmas.
When New York radical lawyer, Joel Litvinoff falls gravely ill, his wife Audrey uncovers a secret that forces her to re-examine both her belief in him and her commitment to their marriage. Meanwhile, her ne'er-do-well adopted son, Lenny, is back on drugs, and her daughters, Karla and Rosa, are grappling with their own catastrophes and dilemmas.
Subjects
- Older couples
- Married people
- Fiction
- Parent and adult child
Places
- New York (State)
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York