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Family conversations lead back to old
conflicts and memories of Marty's first wife, Maria in the 1960's. Maria has two
steps up on the sexual revolution, and she figures what Marty doesn't know about
her other boyfriend won't hurt him. Their marriage comes to a suddenly end when
she leaves him with no hint of where she may be. Marty's obsession with finding
Maria leads him to another woman, one in a religious commune who goes by the
name of Marigold but whose real name is Selena. He marries Selena and takes her
back home, and they build what seems to be a happy and normal life ... "Alec Clayton's third novel is not quite up to the overall impact of his first, Until the Dawn, but it is filled with good characterization and honest, vivid detail. A little too politically correct in places, it nevertheless develops Marty's emotional and intellectual journey from the 1960s to the present with admirable candor and sometimes luminous humor. The novel confronts many of the social issues of the last 40 years, such as feminism, gay rights, and antiintellectualism with insight and conciliation but never becomes didactic. There's uninhibited sexuality here, as well as jealousy and emotional longing to sear the imagination. I recommend this book, especially if you enjoyed Until the Dawn." - Larry Johnson
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