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There can be no doubt that most people want very much to be liked and accepted by their friends and colleagues. Indeed, at times the need for approval may lead a person to act differently than he wishes.
The strictly social-drinking executive. The teenage girl who hates rock music but has all the latest pop albums. The football player who keeps his favorite hobby of knitting a well-guarded secret.
Ted and Maggie Spencer are an average American couple who find themselves in just such a situation. Relatively new members of their suburban neighborhood, they are eager to make friends. As a result, they find themselves drawn into activities they are not really sure they desire, yet which they go along with for fear of losing their newfound friends.
And to all outward appearances their everyday life proceeds normally. Their new pastime turns into an obsession, however, and the Spencers find it necessary to get away, to give themselves a chance to reevaluate their situation. But when the young couple arrives at the home of Maggie’s parents for their “vacation from mate-swapping”, they soon learn that they are not the only ones whose lives have taken a drastic turn.
A novel mirroring what has become a way of life for many Americans. A story that is a reflection of our times. A shocking and thought-provoking tale.
Fictional reading for entertainment purposes only.