An account of The Stories of John Cheever, and the intersecting life and work of legendary American writer John Cheever, as told by his eldest daughter.
Her re-examination of the stories offers rewards for new readers as well as ardent fans ... Most affecting when its author describes how her relationship with her father has deepened since his death.
She aims to help us read Cheever’s best stories...she provides welcome context, clues to her father’s very particular genius ... As a writer and a daughter of a writer, she’s also exploring the wellsprings of creativity, which she does with openhearted elegance.
