*** NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR *** From the author of Heroic Measures ("Smart and funny and completely surprising . . . I loved every page" --Ann Patchett), Act of God ("A feat of literary magic"--Booklist) and, with Amy Hempel, The Hand That Feeds You ("An unnerving, elegant page-turner" --Vanity Fair), a spare, masterful novel. The place: central Florida. The situation:...