Philip Topping is the son of Charlie Topping. Charlie's best friend is Andrew Dyer, a reclusive author of a "great American novel". Andrew has three sons of his own and is getting old. He is mostly estranged from Richard and Jamie but 17 year old Andy still lives with him (when not at boarding school or various camps). At first you think this book is going to be about father and son relationships...and it is, but also so much more. The book is narrated by Philip Topping and he is really quite conflicted by the Dyer family. On the one hand he wants to be in their inner circle, on the other, he sort of hates all of them and still focuses on slights from childhood. Turns out he may not be the most reliable narrator. He is also made a mess of his personal life by having an affair and losing his job. Oh yea, Andrew Dyer may be losing his mind a bit too or maybe his youngest son Andy is actually his clone and not the result of a brief affair.
New York City is another character in this book. The various locations, sights and sounds of the city are important to the story.
I listened to the audio version of this book but also had to take a look at the print version and was surprised to see a variety of print for various sections which may have made the changes in time and setting a little easier to follow.
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