Tato série se ponoří do komplexních rodinných vztahů a osobního hledání identity uprostřed hektického života. Sledujte protagonistu, jak se jeho pečlivě budovaný svět otřásá v základech po nečekaném návratu tajemné matky. Příběh zkoumá témata ambicí, zrady a nevyhnutelné konfrontace s minulostí, která nutí postavy přehodnotit své životy a touhy.
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.