Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an "existence period, " selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.
Frank Bascombe's career in real estate is thriving and his life finally seems to be on the right track, but when he is faced with marital and medical crises, he must find a new way to navigate the challenges of life without endangering everything he has worked for.
Sixty-eight-year-old Frank Bascombe attempts to come to terms with his life, mortality, and dreams in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy during the holiday season of 2012 as he travels to the site of his former beach home in New Jersey.
Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an "existence period, " selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.
Frank Bascombe, having lost his career and his family, is selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and is settling for a life of mere existence until the events of one Fourth of July weekend shock him into real contact with life.
Frank Bascombe, having lost his career and his family, is selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and is settling for a life of mere existence until the events of one Fourth of July weekend shock him into real contact with life.
When his parents are arrested for robbing a bank, Dell Parson is sent to Canada under the care of Arthur Remlinger and tries to reconcile with his life, only to find himself at odds with Remlinger's violent ways.
