A trip to Italy becomes a search for the meaning of friendship. A husband hopes to untangle the nature of his relationship with a painter he knew years ago, now exiled in Europe. And we learn about this complex expatriate and his motives – in a novel coursing with contradictions and small-town rhythms. By the author of Empire Falls. A New York Times Notable book. "Humorous, insightful, and haunting, Morey's navigating of this portrait of Main Street Americais both elegant and sublime."—AudioFile