Esta serie profundiza en las intrincadas dinámicas de las relaciones familiares y la búsqueda personal de identidad en medio de un torbellino de ambición. Sigue a un protagonista cuya vida meticulosamente construida comienza a desmoronarse con el regreso inesperado de una enigmática madre. La narrativa explora temas de éxito, traición y la inevitable confrontación con el pasado, obligando a los personajes a reevaluar sus deseos y los cimientos de su existencia.
An only child in a typical middle-American family, T is unusual only in his interest in, and talent for, making money. But when events conspire to leave T isolated again he starts to lose faith in people and civilisation and turns to nature instead, developing a strange and powerful obsession with endangered animals...
The story follows Hal, an IRS bureaucrat, who is perplexed by his wife's fixation on her missing employer. In a drunken moment, he sets off on a surreal tropical adventure to locate the man, leading to an unexpected affair with a captivating German woman. Lydia Millet crafts a beautifully written narrative that explores themes of parenthood's emotional complexities and the quirks of human behavior, making for an engaging and insightful read.