David Gilbert’s ‘& Sons’ Is Literary Magic: Books
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Two families enjoying the money and privilege associated with Manhattan’s Upper East Side are indelibly connected by one member’s literary fame -- acquired by using friends and kin in his fiction.
In his brilliant second novel, “& Sons,” David Gilbert reunites these families for a funeral and in the space of just a few days exposes what has lain for years below their facades.