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This feels like an Ian McEwan novel. Served on a bed of Cheever. I can't offer higher praise than that. But written by a woman...Which is even better.-- Elizabeth GilbertWith their daughters fully grown and their relationship fraying Upper West Side-based couple Alice and Peter are further devastated when Alice's beloved dog Maebelle goes missing. As Alice mourns theThis feels like an Ian McEwan novel. Served on a bed of Cheever. I can't offer higher praise than that. But written by a woman...Which is even better.-- Elizabeth GilbertWith their daughters fully grown and their relationship fraying Upper West Side-based couple Alice and Peter are further devastated when Alice's beloved dog Maebelle goes missing. As Alice mourns the loss of her dog and struggles with her own infidelity we witness Peter's psychiatric ethics unraveling as he lusts for a young patient. Unspoken tensions rise to the surface as Peter and Alice escape the heat of New York City to visit wealthy friends in the Hamptons on Cape Cod and in the Berkshires.At once dark funny sexy and suspenseful Private Means is a rare find: a tart literary indulgence with depth and intelligence.(less)