Fathers and Sons

In the first chapter of this novel, the father runs away from home at the age of 58 and visits his dropout son’s farm, where he attempts to seduce his daughter-in-law and tears up their garden. Earlier in the day, the father has said: “Running away was the climax. The rest will be an extended, increasingly painful denouement.” Then, just before the spree, the father, drinking from a bottle, tells his son:

“I envy you, Dennis. I envy you your age, the times in which you grew up, your generation, the fact that you could escape New York, ambition, whatever, I envy you this.” He waved to the garden. “Yeah,” he said, “this . . .

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About the Author

David Evanier

In the first chapter of this novel, the father runs away from home at the age of 58 and visits his dropout son’s farm, where he attempts to seduce his daughter-in-law and tears up their garden. Earlier in the day, the father has said: “Running away was the climax. The rest will be an extended, increasingly painful denouement.” Then, just before the spree, the father, drinking from a bottle, tells his son:

“I envy you, Dennis. I envy you your age, the times in which you grew up, your generation, the fact that you could escape New York, ambition, whatever, I envy you this.” He waved to the garden. “Yeah,” he said, “this . . .