Writing at the height of her powers Alice Hoffman conjures three generations of a family haunted by lovexAxA xA Cool practical and deliberate John is dreamy Arlyns polar opposite Yet the two are drawn powerfully together even when it is clear they are bound to bring each other grief Their difficult marriage leads them and their children to a house made of glass in theConnecticutxAcountryside to the avenues ofxAManhattan and to the blue waters of Long Island Sound Glass breaks love hurts and families make their own rules Ultimately it falls to their grandson Will to solve the emotional puzzle of his family and of his own identity
