Truth and Consequences: A Novel

Truth and Consequences: A Novel

Over the years, Alison Lurie has earned a devoted readership for her satiric wit and storytelling acumen. With <i>Truth and Consequences</i>, described by the <i>New Yorker</i> as "a comedy of adultery with a comedy of academia thrown in," Lurie returns with a modern social satire that recalls the best of David Lodge and Mary McCarthy as well as her own popular university novels <i>The War Between the Tates</i> and <i>Foreign Affairs</i>. BACKCOVER: "A wily, shapely tale of love's labors lost."<br> -<i>Elle</i> <br><br> "A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they're willing to make for both."<br> -<i>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i> <br><br> "Delightful . . . Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect."<br> -<i>The New York Review of Books</i>