Something to Be Desired (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780394731568)

A funny, rueful, and beautifully rendered portrait of American manhood on the rocks from the highly acclaimed author of Cloudbursts and Ninety-two in the Shade

In life Lucien Taylor has made several mistakes, but the two most grievous are as follows: leaving his wife and son to take up with his old flame, Emily; and putting up Emily's bail when she is arrested for murder. The upshot is that Lucien is left stranded in Montana, with a malodorous hot spring and a squandered sense of purpose.

As told by Thomas McGuane, Lucien's attempt to recoup his losses makes for a book that says volumes about the lives of dogs and falcons, the yearnings of sons for fathers, and the skeptical truce that men and women sometimes reach when they get tired of fighting.

Author: Thomas McGuane
ISBN-10: 0394731565
ISBN-13: 9780394731568
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 04/12/1985
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.50w x 0.45d