A book about the little things in the lives of some middle-class people with middle-class problems. Fortunately, the writing is so good and so clear that there is never any temptation to roll your eyes and think "get over it!", as you would with the generic Pretty White Kids With Problems shows ...
Just before one, just as he was about to start priming the second flat, the theme song from Scooby-Doo sounded from within John Ryrie’s pants. He transferred the brush to his other hand and fished among keys, loose change, crumpled bills and receipts, for his cell. His thirteen-year-old son was i...