Even if Augusta and Morgan's recklessness and experimentation are extreme, their behaviour is not different in kind from that attempted by many kids their age. The most remarkable thing about both Augusta and Morgan, rather than their temporary wildness, is that they have mothers who have written about their temporary wildness. While it's impossible to guess whether these books will have positive or negative effects for Augusta or Morgan or Cheever's daughter, it is surprising, in a way, that the one thing these parents haven't tried to shield their children from is having their intimate lives on bookshelves everywhere. Over the past few days, Manhattanites have been grappling with reports of a truly disgusting crime. He's suspected to have done this a dozen times or more.
Lunch suddenly seems much less appealing.
Fur will fly at premiere Disgust is also being enlisted for political purposes in these parts. Rebecca Mead is a staff writer at the New Yorker. An archive of her work can be found at Rebecca Mead . Catherine Bennett is away.