As a young man, Dr. Nathan Kline enjoys excellent health, good looks, and a prestigious Park Avenue ophthalmology practice. He is also blessed with a gorgeous young wife, abundant friends, and two infant daughters who adore him. But whoever appreciates what comes so easily? "We take notice of our lives only when something is amiss, when the engine falters and something is found wanting."
"Nathan is a memorable character, restless in his ambitions but remarkably unable to reflect on what he lacks or to value what he has. A vivid cautionary tale, then, about the seductions and emptiness of a life in which conquest stands in for love."
