Set in Boston, this is a delectable view of interracial marriage, academia and the sheer humanity of betrayal and forgiveness. It's astonishing this author is so young but so flawless in depicting middle age. Howard and the glorious Kiki struggle in their failing marriage only to find that Howard's nemesis, the conservative Dr. Kipps, has arrived on campus. Affairs, violent disagreements about art, sex and race abound in this wonderful story about relationships and identity.
Winner of the 2006 Orange prize for fiction
(Lucy Childs - bwl 33 February 2006 ) |
