A deftly satirical portrait of life and love in a suburban town as only Updike can paint it. Jerry Conant and Sally Mathias--both married to other people--pursue a love affair with one another over the course of the summer of 1962, while vacillating between the old and new concepts of morality.
How it reads
Character focusTwo hander
Worth knowing
Romance levelCentral
When and where
ThemesLove
How do you feel?