Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker KNOPF Blurring morals and manipulating rules

Blurring morals and manipulating rules are all just part of the game

"The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide

providing valuable context for the playwright’s enduring influence

ruled lately by the Maresh family

which means selling coffee isn’t covering all her costs

Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker KNOPF Blurring morals and manipulating rulesDon and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a