Review

The Family Man

by Elinor Lipman

Retired lawyer Henry Archer doesn't hold a grudge --- except maybe against his ex-wife Denise, who cheated on him and then left him for another man 25 years ago. Sure, Henry has actually come out of the closet since his divorce; but embracing his sexual orientation doesn't mean he appreciates the way his marriage ended. Henry, though, is a gentleman. When he hears that Glenn, Denise's husband, has died, he sends her a sympathy note.

Denise responds instantly, evidently seeming to be mistaking Henry for her very best friend. She cries on his shoulder, wailing over the fact that she signed a prenuptial agreement with Glenn, wh