After his miserable childhood as the son of a chilly mother and a downright icy father-a renowned professor, literary critic and adulterer-Hank has avoided confrontation with his emotions. Pushing 50, Hank is suffering a midlife crisis he will not acknowledge. It's a vintage Russo scene, and there are others like it in this hilarious, wise and compassionate novel. Picture this: William Henry (Hank) Devereaux Jr., tenured professor at a second-rank college in Pennsylvania, where he is chairman of the fractious English Department, faces TV cameras wearing a false nose and glasses, brandishing a goose over his head and threatening to kill a duck a day until he gets a budget.
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