Insignificant Others
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Insignificant Others

A Novel

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Insignificant Others

A Novel

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What do you do when you discover that your insignificant other is becoming more significant than your spouse? Richard Rossi works in HR at a Boston-based software company and prides himself on his understanding of the foibles and fictions we all use to get through the day. Too bad he's not as good at spotting such behavior in himself.What else could explain his passionate affair with Benjamin, a very unavailable married man? Richard suggests birthday presents for Benjamin's wife and vacation plans for his kids, meets him for "lunch" at a sublet apartment, and would never think about calling him after business hours.Since Richard is not entirely available himself—there's Conrad, his adorable if maddening partner to contend with—it all seems perfect. But when cosmopolitan Conrad starts spending a suspicious amount of time in Ohio, and economic uncertainty challenges Richard's chances for promotion, he realizes his priorities might be a little skewed.With a cast of sharply drawn friends, frenemies, colleagues, and personal trainers, Insignificant Others is classic McCauley—a hilarious and ultimately haunting social satire about life in the United States at the bitter end of the boom years, when clinging to significant people and pursuits has never been more important—if only one could figure out what they are.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2010
ISBN
9781439189832
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Content

Dinner and Monogamy
Ego and the American Century
Faster, Faster, Faster
The Best Position
My Husband
The At Least List
Tuscany
Anything
The Bad Guy
Going Down
Why Not?
Picking at Scabs
A Beautiful Disaster
Prayers
The Brandon Factor
Champ
Caught
Discrimination
Support
Feminism
Mother Issues
Something’s Brewing
Normalcy
A Bookcase
Family Matters
Is That All There Is
Health
Training
Fitness Works?
Routine
Important Ghosts
Cooking
Bounce, Bounce, Bounce
Piece of Cake
A Brief, Blurry Sketch
Conrad’s Wife
An Opening
Blameless and Dashing
Two Toasters
The Intensifier
Luther
A Proper Hello
How Cute
Tenderness
Together Again
Good Game?
Mom and Dad
His Perspective
Now or Never
Violent Movies
A Slight Advantage
Broken Window
Baby?
Ambitions
Too Early?
Don’t Touch
Clarke
Open Sky
Unsure Footing
Good News
Religious Principles
Good Grammar
What Happened
Another Basement
The Wrong Things
Surprised?
A Little Talk
A Huge Favor
Tact
Fatuous
Cooking
Slapped in the Face
Dinner?
Poison
Disney
“Daddy”
Again?
Multiplex
Test Drive
A Whole Lot More Interesting
What’s Going On
What’s Going On...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Content
  4. Dinner and Monogamy
  5. Ego and the American Century
  6. Faster, Faster, Faster
  7. The Best Position
  8. My Husband
  9. The At Least List
  10. Tuscany
  11. Anything
  12. The Bad Guy
  13. Going Down
  14. Why Not?
  15. Picking at Scabs
  16. A Beautiful Disaster
  17. Prayers
  18. The Brandon Factor
  19. Champ
  20. Caught
  21. Discrimination
  22. Support
  23. Feminism
  24. Mother Issues
  25. Something’s Brewing
  26. Normalcy
  27. A Bookcase
  28. Family Matters
  29. Is That All There Is
  30. Health
  31. Training
  32. Fitness Works?
  33. Routine
  34. Important Ghosts
  35. Cooking
  36. Bounce, Bounce, Bounce
  37. Piece of Cake
  38. A Brief, Blurry Sketch
  39. Conrad’s Wife
  40. An Opening
  41. Blameless and Dashing
  42. Two Toasters
  43. The Intensifier
  44. Luther
  45. A Proper Hello
  46. How Cute
  47. Tenderness
  48. Together Again
  49. Good Game?
  50. Mom and Dad
  51. His Perspective
  52. Now or Never
  53. Violent Movies
  54. A Slight Advantage
  55. Broken Window
  56. Baby?
  57. Ambitions
  58. Too Early?
  59. Don’t Touch
  60. Clarke
  61. Open Sky
  62. Unsure Footing
  63. Good News
  64. Religious Principles
  65. Good Grammar
  66. What Happened
  67. Another Basement
  68. The Wrong Things
  69. Surprised?
  70. A Little Talk
  71. A Huge Favor
  72. Tact
  73. Fatuous
  74. Cooking
  75. Slapped in the Face
  76. Dinner?
  77. Poison
  78. Disney
  79. “Daddy”
  80. Again?
  81. Multiplex
  82. Test Drive
  83. A Whole Lot More Interesting
  84. What’s Going On
  85. What’s Going On II
  86. Sick Days
  87. Bridged
  88. Off the Charts
  89. Fish Stew
  90. Sliced Open
  91. Act III
  92. Walmi Approves
  93. Lewis Disapproves
  94. Dead Zone
  95. Wants
  96. Indoor Golf
  97. The Back Room
  98. Nice Meeting You Here
  99. Ugly
  100. A New Attitude
  101. You Eat?
  102. We Both Know
  103. The Whole Truth
  104. As It Had Been
  105. Good Listener
  106. Salvation Army
  107. Thorns
  108. Time for a Drink
  109. Quarantine
  110. A More Proper Hello
  111. As It Turns Out
  112. A Start
  113. Acknowledgments
  114. Back Cover