First published 1990
John Mordechai Gottman, a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, becomes obsessed with finding the hidden patterns in the seemingly random behavior of his wife and young daughter. As he delves deeper into the data, his family life unravels, and he must choose between his academic ambitions and the people he loves.
Genres: fiction, science, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-Century
288 pages · Paperback · Cambridge University Press