ABOUT
THE BOOK

When Morris Schutt, a prominent newspaper columnist, surveys his life he sees disaster everywhere. His son has just been killed in Afghanistan, and his newspaper has put him on indefinite leave; his psychiatrist wife, Lucille, seems headed for the door; he is strongly attracted to Ursula, the wife of a dairy farmer; and his daughter appears to be having an affair with one of her professors.

What is a thinking man to do but turn to Cicero and Plato and Socrates in search of the truth? Or better still; call one of those discreet “dating services” in search of happiness? But happiness, as Morris discovers, is not that easy to find.

An unforgettable story with a vitality, charm and i ntelligence all its own.