Like Updike, Schreiber conveys the maddening nature of golf with wit and grace, drawing the obvious--and not so obvious--parallels between the game and life itself. A dying son treats his elderly father to a final round at Pebble Beach and, through t...
How can Christy Marlowe-an impulsive, wise-cracking horoscope-junkie-be in love with Ben, a well-mannered college freshman who prefers astronomy over astrology? Their fateful first meeting takes place at a plastic surgeon's office, where both hope to...
The unique symbiosis that arose among the owners, the girls, the guests and the municipality was no less extraordinary than the symbiosis among certain insects and plants in the Costa Rican rain forests. Without this delicate balance the police might...