Music for torching
By: A.M. Homes
Publisher: Granta
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9781847087263
Subjects: Arson; Fiction; Suburban life; Families
Description: Paul and Elaine have two boys and a beautiful home, yet they find themselves thoroughly, inexplicably stuck. Obsessed with 'making things good again', they spin the quiet terrors of family life into a fantastical frenzy that careers well and truly out of control. As A.M. Homes's incendiary novel unfolds, the technicolour hues of the American good life become nearly hallucinogenic: from a strange and hilarious encounter on the floor of the pantry with a Stepford Wife neighbour, to a house-cleaning team in space suits, to a hostage situation at the school.
Notes: Originally published: New York: Rob Weisbach; London: Doubleday, 1999.