The Half-Life of Everything: A Novel

✍ Scribed by Gang, Deborah Carol

• Publisher: Bancroft Press
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 170 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Baltimore, Maryland
• ISBN-13: 9784103580652

✦ Synopsis

The Half-Life of Everything , realistic in every detail except for one speculative twist, places a once happily married man in the unwelcome situation of loving two women. David, who has never been unfaithful, is prepared to make the expected sacrifice. Two strong-willed women intervene and everyone finds themselves making unexpected choices. Deborah Carol Gang's debut novel skillfully poses today's questions: Can any marriage withstand the transformation of one partner into a lost and helpless child? When does a marriage end? What ultimately does one spouse owe the other? This lyrical and slightly off-kilter story refines those questions, ultimately finding answers in the often unexplored but fertile ground of friendship.

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Review

Oh the humanity! Deborah Carol Gang’s crisp debut novel shows how, with a little luck, decent people making smart, careful choices can nonetheless careen into troubled new landscapes. Enjoy the ride and the charming company as this what-if story banks and swerves and carries you safely home.

"If your book club is looking for stimulating reading that leads to conversation, here is one to consider." (Mary Ann Grossmann, book editor, The Pioneer Press (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) 2018-11-19)

About the Author

Originally from Washington, D.C., Deborah Carol Gang moved to the midwest for both college (Macalester College) and graduate school (Western Michigan University). She remained in Kalamazoo, Michigan for her work as a psychotherapist and because of her love of Lake Michigan. She now writes full-time. The Half-Life of Everything is her first novel.

✦ Subjects

FICTION -- Family Life -- Marriage & Divorce