
Baker & Taylor
Consumed by his ambitions for political power, upwardly mobile real estate developer "T." finds his life and latest project thrown into chaos by his suicidal mother, homosexual father, and two deaths, a change of circumstances during which he nurtures a growing obsession with vanishing species.
Perseus Publishing
Blackwell North Amer
Baker
& Taylor
Real estate developer "T." finds his life thrown into chaos by his suicidal mother, homosexual father, and two deaths, and develops a growing obsession with vanishing species.
Consumed by his ambitions for political power, upwardly mobile real estate developer "T." finds his life and latest project thrown into chaos by his suicidal mother, homosexual father, and two deaths, a change of circumstances during which he nurtures a growing obsession with vanishing species.
Perseus Publishing
T. is a young Los Angeles real estate developer consumed by power and political ambitions. His orderly, upwardly mobile life is thrown into chaos by the sudden appearance of his nutty mother, who’s been deserted by T.’s now out-of-the-closet father. After his mother’s suicide attempt and two other deaths, T. finds himself increasingly estranged from his latest project: a retirement community in the middle of the California desert. As he juggles family, business, and social responsibilities, T. begins to nurture a curious obsession with vanishing species. Soon he’s living a double life, building sprawling subdivisions by day and breaking into zoos at night to be near the animals. A series of calamities forces T. to a tropical island, where he takes a Conrad-esque journey up a river into the remote jungle. Millet’s devastating wit, psychological acuity, and remarkable empathy for flawed humankind contend with her vision of a world slowly murdering itself.
Blackwell North Amer
T. is a young Los Angeles real estate developer consumed by power and political ambitions. His orderly, upwardly mobile life is thrown into chaos by the sudden appearance of his nutty mother, who’s been deserted by T.’s now out-of-the-closet father. After his mother’s suicide attempt and two other deaths, T. finds himself increasingly estranged from his latest project: a retirement community in the middle of the California desert. As he juggles family, business, and social responsibilities, T. begins to nurture a curious obsession with vanishing species. Soon he’s living a double life, building sprawling subdivisions by day and breaking into zoos at night to be near the animals. A series of calamities forces T. to a tropical island, where he takes a Conrad-esque journey up a river into the remote jungle. Millet’s devastating wit, psychological acuity, and remarkable empathy for flawed humankind contend with her vision of a world slowly murdering itself.
Baker
& Taylor
Real estate developer "T." finds his life thrown into chaos by his suicidal mother, homosexual father, and two deaths, and develops a growing obsession with vanishing species.
Publisher:
Berkeley [CA] : Counterpoint, c2008.
ISBN:
9781593761844
1593761848
1593761848
Characteristics:
244 p. ; 22 cm.


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Add a CommentHere the main character is T and we follow him from his childhood through his life. He is a loner, the kind of guy who stands back from his life and watches. He struck me as being a man slightly on the autistic scale in the way he doesn't respond emotionally sometimes, like he doesn't recognize what others are feeling. He does make breakthroughs though and these make him more empathetic and he recognizes that he viewpoint has sometimes been flawed. Animals are his weakness, from his own dog, to endangered species.
He has trouble connecting with other people and while he tries not to hurt people's feelings, he doesn't always know how to do that. He went from being a child and man who seemed removed to being a man who saw injustice and the need to change. A very interesting read.