First published 2011
Sheila and Morris Kahn arrive at a Catskills mountain resort for their honeymoon. The resort buzzes with other newlywed couples and women with children who wait for weekends when their husbands join them. Larry Starker works as a waiter at the resort. He possesses dangerous good looks and exceptional skill at handball. His young assistant observes the unfolding events and tells this story. The honeymoon setting becomes charged with tension as Larry's presence disrupts the expected rhythms of married life. The young narrator watches as attraction and desire complicate what should be a simple celebration of new marriage. Michaels explores how quickly the foundations of a relationship can shift when temptation enters the picture.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Catskills, Mountain Resort
Period: Honeymoon
64 pages · Paperback · Editorial Nórdica Libros