In this dark suburban drama, Cheever concerns himself with the two neighbors: Eliot Nailles, who loves his wife and son to distraction, and Paul Hammer, who, according to Nailles, is a bastard named after a common household tool. The pair soon become fatefully linked by the mysterious binding power of their names.As an added bonus, when you purchase any of our Audible Modern Vanguard productions of John Cheever's books, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview added to your library.