American Appetites

In American Appetites the facade of an affluent suburban couple crumbles under the weight of tragedy and scandal. When - during a drunken argument about suspected infidelity - Ian McCullough a researcher at a social science think tank accidentally pushes his wife Glynnis who entertains beautifully and writes trendy cookbooks through a plate glass window their American dream turns into a nightmare. A sophisticated witty and chilling novel from the incomparable Joyce Carol Oates American Appetites explores how successful lives can be dramatically altered by just one sudden and inexplicable lapse of judgment.