Brill Among the Ruins

Nominee for the National Book Award: The story of an average American man searching for himself in the ruins of Old Mexico

At the start of this vivid and invigorating novel, Robert Brill has a farm, a law practice, two children (a high-school age daughter and a son fighting in Vietnam), and a wife who would rather drink sherry than do anything else. What more can a typical Midwesterner ask for in ...