On the far side of fame, trying to support a college-bound daughter and a hospitalized wife, F. Scott Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood to try his luck at screenwriting. Surrounded by old friends from New York, he tries and occasionally fails to turn away from gin. Still pining for Zelda, he reluctantly falls in love with …
“Emily Maxwell, widowed and nearing 80, is reasonably well-off and still in good health, yet her world has shrunk to a radius of less than 100 miles. She spends her time cleaning before the cleaning woman arrives, attending ever-more-frequent funerals, and working the crossword every morning with her tea and melba toast, except for Tuesdays, …
“A couple, in a last ditch effort to save their marriage and stop the impending foreclosure of their house, heads to Niagara Falls to take their chances at the betting table. Though this novel is brief, it brings both character’s voices to life and is unflinchingly honest as it revisits earlier scenes from their marriage.”—from …
