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In the tradition of Pat Conroy's THE PRINCE OF TIDES comes this dramatic story of the unraveling of a tight-knit Southern family.
Cage, Nick, and Harper appear to be the archetypal sons of the ideal American family of the 1960s and 70s. The firstborn, Cage, is the golden boy--star athlete and scholar, adventurous, handsome, and preternaturally popular; Nick is the quiet, late-blooming middle son, and Harper, 10 years younger, chases after his older siblings, trying not to be left out. With the tragic death of Nick in the 1980s, the breakdown of the family begins. Cage's guilt triggers incipient mental illness, and the next two decades find him swinging between mania and depression, between grim institutions and comebacks. Harper, who achieved early success on Wall Street, is torn between wanting to help his brother and seeking escape from his ghosts via an endless stream of women. Told in the alternating voices of Cage, Harper, and their parents, CAGE'S BEND is the story of a family damaged by tragedy and unfulfilled dreams, and renewed by the unshakable bonds of love.
© Copyright 2004 by Warner Books, an imprint of Time Warner Bookmark.
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Critical Praise
"The most dysfunctional family south of the Mason-Dixon line makes for fine reading. Wild, tender, and compelling, CAGE'S BEND is a novel you can't put down."
—Lee Smith, author of THE LAST GIRLS
"Steeped in the finest southern literary traditions, CAGE'S BEND is also a terrifying and touching ride on the manic-depressive roller coaster."
—Madison Smartt Bell, author of DOCTOR SLEEP
© Copyright 2009 by Warner Books, an imprint of Time Warner Bookmark.
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