"In tender, compassionate prose and a deftly compressed time-scheme, Markovits glints through desire, ennui, misunderstanding, and love, illuminating his family so they collectively glow like a human panorama."--Jonathan Lethem "Deliciously poised, a] hugely enjoyable and unashamedly old-fashioned novel."--Guardian Paul Essinger is a mid-ranking tennis professional on the ATP tour. His girlfriend Dana is an ex-model and...