Among Friends Ulysses knows better than to

Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate: he must return to the Tuscan hills

" the poet asks

knowing that if she fails

and a string of racist White townsfolk

And Clementine knows that if she lets her heart fall

Among Friends Ulysses knows better than toWhat begins as celebration gives way to betrayal, shattering the trust between two families "Exquisitely crafted." John Irving "Masterly Ranges from the most exquisite, Jamesian discriminations to the graspable, all American solidities of Updike and Richard Yates. This is a writer to watch, with excitement and the highest expectations.' John Banville "Wonderful, sly and subtle Every sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to