Product Description

T. is a young Los Angeles real estate developer consumed by power and political ambitions. His orderly, upwardly mobile life is thrown into chaos by the sudden appearance of his nutty mother, who's been deserted by T.'s now out-of-the-closet father. After his mother's suicide attempt and two other deaths, T. finds himself increasingly estranged from his latest project: a retirement community in the middle of the California desert. As he juggles family, business, and social responsibilities, T. begins to nurture a curious obsession with vanishing species. Soon he's living a double life, building sprawling subdivisions by day and breaking into zoos at night to be near the animals. A series of calamities forces T. to a tropical island, where he takes a Conrad-esque journey up a river into the remote jungle. Millet's devastating wit, psychological acuity, and remarkable empathy for flawed humankind contend with her vision of a world slowly murdering itself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2028661 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .94" h x 6.04" w x 8.62" l, .93 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 244 pages

About the Author
Lydia Millet is the author of several previous novels including the gloriously titled George Bush: Dark Prince of Love, My Happy Life, winner of the 2003 PEN-USA Award for Fiction, and Oh Pure and Radiant Heart, shortlisted for the 2007 Arthur C Clarke Prize. She lives in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and daughter.