**A revelatory tale of love gained and lost--from a master of
contemporary American fiction. - "An extraordinary, often hilarious
novel." --The New York Times Book Review
**
Gerard sits, fully clothed, in his empty bathtub and pines for Benna.
Neighbors in the same apartment building, they share a wall and Gerard
listens for the sound of her toilet flushing. Gerard loves Benna. And
then Benna loves Gerard. She listens to him play piano, she teaches
poetry and sings at nightclubs. As their relationships ebbs and flows,
through reality and imagination, Lorrie Moore paints a captivating,
innovative portrait of men and women in love and not in love.