Synopsis:

Friendless and reclusive, Alex Blue commutes two hours each way to a job that serves mainly as a place to bide time, until one day she meets the wealthy, worldly--and married--owner of a high-concept Bay Area lifestyle company. Meanwhile, the melancholy and closeted Morton Levi, yearning for a loving partner but stung by prior experience, lives a secret life outside the software information company he manages with a steady, efficient hand--the same company where Alex works. As ominous rumors of mergers and layoffs swirl, and Alex and Mort are pushed to the emotional brink by the vagaries of love, they find themselves forging an unexpected alliance.

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Topics/Categories:

Adultery, AIDS, dot-com culture, Friendship, Love

Type of Work:

Novel

Publishers:

University of Michigan Press

Awards:

Michigan Literary Fiction Award Northern California Book Award nominee

Original Publish Date:

2006-09-01