Among Friends: A Novel by Hal Ebbott PenIts an autumn weekend at a comfortable New York country house where two deeply intertwined families have gathered to mark the hosts fifty second birthday. Together, the group forms an enviable portrait of middle age. The wives and husbands have been friends for over thirty years, their teenage daughters have grown up together, and the drinks, dinners, rituals, and games that form their days all reflect the rich bonds between them. This weekend,
Then Jasmyn discovers a terrible secret about Liberty and its founders
his true love and inspiration
As the investigation unfolds
And every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives
She hates her friends
under the influence of the eugenics-thinking popular among progressives of the day
and even coworkers
in a rusted-out pickup pulled by two mules
Yet a chance encounter with an anonymous and handsome Maridrinian causes Zarrah to question whether the violence she’s perpetrated is justice or a crime
science fiction
bakes cakes
deprived of their phones