Summary:
Meet the Brunsons of Downers Grove, Illinois. Henry is the once-magical
father, whose fear of aging and endangered career lead him to the nightclubs of
Chicago's Viagra Triangle. His wife Julie struggles to reclaim her life with a
bottle of Zoloft and dreams of her youthful independence. Charlie, the
golden-boy son, leaves the lucrative job his father arranged to serve in
Afghanistan--and returns angry, damaged and uncertain of his place in the
world. And Barkley, the bumbling youngest, is an aspiring writer of geeky
science fiction stories now interviewing for his first job at a forbidding
Catholic high school.
When Henry's health abruptly declines, he tries to return to the home and the life he had dominated. But his family, once totally dependent on his love, physical strength, and income, no longer needs him. As Julie, Charlie, and Barkley begin to find their ways forward, Henry tries desperately to bring them back together. In the end, each one will arrive at a new understanding of what family can--and cannot--be. Unusually assured and perceptive, combining narrative drive with humor, insight, and powerful family dynamics, A Good Family is a memorable debut by former high school teacher Erik Fassnacht.
When Henry's health abruptly declines, he tries to return to the home and the life he had dominated. But his family, once totally dependent on his love, physical strength, and income, no longer needs him. As Julie, Charlie, and Barkley begin to find their ways forward, Henry tries desperately to bring them back together. In the end, each one will arrive at a new understanding of what family can--and cannot--be. Unusually assured and perceptive, combining narrative drive with humor, insight, and powerful family dynamics, A Good Family is a memorable debut by former high school teacher Erik Fassnacht.
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About the Author:
Erik Fassnacht was born and raised in Chicago. Spurred by a
lifelong desire to write, he left his job as a high school English instructor
to get his MFA at Columbia College, where he wrote his debut novel, A Good
Family.
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