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Reviewed by Em, Balgowlah

This book is about the lives and fractious relationships of two upper east side Manhattan families. The fathers and sons, with all their disappointments and unsaid admirations, create a rich and ambitious storyline. The patriarch at the centre of this wors is a writer of Salinger-like proportions, whose affair and subsequent child are te main catalyst for these failing relationships. Complex relationships, coupled with David Gilbert's well-crafted writing style, make the book a compelling read. He is not overly sentimental in his writing, which adds to feeling of the distance between characters.

- Em

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And Sons
Gilbert David
9780007552795