Stephen McCauley: My Ex-Life

USA 2019, 324 pp., pb. , € 19.95
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David Hedges's life is coming apart at the seams. His job helping San Francisco rich kids get into the colleges of their (parents') choice is exasperating. His younger boyfriend has left him. The last person he expects to hear from is Julie Fiske. It's been decades since they've spoken, and he's relieved to hear she's recovered from her brief, misguided ... Weiterlesen

Stephen McCauley: Insignificant Others

USA 2010, 245 pp., hardbound, € 23.95
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What do you do when you discover your spouse has an insignificant other? How about when you realize your own insignificant other is becoming more significant than your spouse? Richard Rossi works in HR at a touchy-feely software company and prides himself on his understanding of the foibles and fictions we all use to get through the day. Too bad ... Weiterlesen

Stephen McCauley: Alternatives to Sex

USA 2007, 291 pp., brochure, € 12.49
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Boston real estate agent William Collins knows that his habits are slipping out of control. Due to obsessive-compulsive daily cleaning binges and a penchant for nightly online cruising for hookups, he finds his sales figures slipping despite a booming market. There's also his ongoing struggle to collect the rent from his passive-aggressive tenant and his worries about his best friend, ... Weiterlesen

Stephen McCauley: The Man of the House

UK 2005, 287 pp., brochure, € 13.99
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35-year-old Clyde Carmichael spends too much time at things that make him miserable: teaching at a posh but flaky adult learning centre, devouring forgettable celebrity biographies, and obsessing about his ex-lover, Gordon. Clyde's other chief pursuit is dodging his family - his maddeningly insecure sister and his irascible father, who may or may not be at death's door. In fact, ... Weiterlesen

Stephen McCauley: True Enough

USA 2002, 315 pp., brochure, € 13.95
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Jane Cody has reached that particular crisis point in life known as forty. Happily employed at a Boston TV station, she is blessed with a doting husband, a precocious son who loves to bake, and a lovely home: she is slowly going insane. Meanwhile in N.Y.C., Desmond Sullivan - biographer of demi-celebrities - wonders how he ended up »stuck in ... Weiterlesen

Stephen McCauley: Portale und Profile

Dt. v. A. Brunstermann. 316 S., Broschur, € 17.42
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William, Anfang 40, ist Immobilienmakler. Doch obwohl die Branche boomt, sind seine Verkaufszahlen mäßig. Denn er vertut seine Zeit damit, per Internet ein Date nach dem anderen auszumachen. Als William den Eindruck hat, dass ihm sein Leben entgleitet, beschließt er, seine Sexsucht zu beenden - erfolglos, denn ein letztes Mal jagt das nächste. Zu allem Überfluss will sein bester Freund ... Weiterlesen