Adultery & Other Choices

Dubus?s second collection of short fiction: a compassionate portrayal of man?s journey from childhood to maturity ? For the adolescents in Part One of Andre Dubus?s Adultery & Other Choices, youth is characterized by humiliation, alienation, and disappointment: A son struggles to connect with his distant father, and later he must overcome a schoolyard bully. Then, for the soldiers that inhabit Part Two, service is synonymous with sacrifice, as marriages and limbs falter and fail. But for the bitterly lonely wife of a promiscuous professor, a hopeless affair with a dying ex-priest provides her with the strength necessary to retake control of her life. ? In the aptly titled follow-up to Separate Flights, Dubus expertly traces the arc of human life, and with subtle grace honors the men and women he portrays with such faithful veracity. ? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Andre Dubus including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author?s estate.