"Brilliant and poignant...By his compassion, clarity of insight and
crystal-bright prose, he makes Rabbit's sorrow his and our own."
THE WASHINGTON POST
Harry Angstrom was a star basketball player in high school and that was
the best time of his life. Now in his mid-20s, his work is unfulfilling,
his marriage is moribund, and he tries to find happiness with another
woman. But happiness is more elusive than a medal, and Harry must
continue to run--from his wife, his life, and from himself, until he
reaches the end of the road and has to turn back....