F: A Novel

"Long after their father heeds a hypnotist’s advice to make his most secret dreams reality and in the process abruptly deserts his wife and young sons, the three brothers, now grown — and all failures in their various professions (a priest who doesn’t believe in God; a painter who specializes in forging the work of great artists; and a financial wizard who compulsively cheats his clients) — take turns describing their particular road to self-understanding. Or not. This beautifully written, funny, savage, character-driven novel is for readers who don’t demand easy answers (or any answers at all) to hard questions."