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) And the question they try and fail to ignore: what does the energy between them—flaring even in the face of their bone-deep exhaustion—signify

and he was at the kitchen table close to tears

others explore the timeless struggles experienced by anyone who has ever searched for love

where old traditions clash with heady modern materialism On the edge of twenty-seven

Music for Torching, A. M. Homes writing ) And the question theyAs A. M. Homes's incendiary novel unfolds, the Kodacolor hues of the good life become nearly hallucinogenic. Laying bare th foundations of a marriage, flash frozen in the anxious entropy of a suburban subdivision, Paul and Elaine spin the quit terors of family life into a fantastical frenzy that careens out of control. From a strange and hilarious encounter with a Stepford Wife neighbor to an ill conceived plan for a tattoo, to a sexy cop who shows up