David Gilbert is the author of, most recently, “ & Sons.”
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On went his sharpest three-piece, the Saxony tweed, followed by the double monk straps, in burnished caramel, which Michael knew would trigger a coo from dear old Mom. Her stylish son. So handsome. A throwback from her side of the family, those oh-so-attractive Pfeiffers, with their thick manes
David Gilbert’s short story about chance meetings, attraction, parenthood, plane rides, and fate.
Fiction by David Gilbert: a self-conscious teen-ager faces snobbish parents and vicious frenemies at an exclusive beach club on Long Island.