The Natural History of Uncas Metcalfe: A Novel
by Betsey Osborne
Category: Fiction

Struggling with his wife's illness, his daughter's return home, and memories about a past affair, sixty-five-year-old botany professor Uncas Metcalfe finds his routine upended by a menacing older student and his family's growing impatience with his obstinate personality. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.