Book summary

Two Jewish families migrate each summer to a small upstate New York town. Allegra Goodman details their frustrations, their hopes, their tensions, and their anguished interactions over the course of one summer. Nominated for a 1998 National Book Award. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

Media reviews

"You don't read Goodman for thrills, but for rich characterizations and faultless evocation of a cloistered culture--pleasures in ample supply here."