ALTERNATE SIDE: A NOVEL BY ANN QUINDLEN
“Nora Nolan and her husband Charlie live the good life. Two children in college, they live in a prestigious section of New York City, a sort of cult, proclaimed by a renter. All families who bought their brownstones when the going was good, and they are now worth so much more. Nora is a director of a museum and Charlie reached the top of his game at work.
They have it all, the elites. They have no cares or worries.
The only difficulty is parking, and the lot at the end of the street that is used for cars to park, is a metaphor for their lives. Everyone wants a spot, some have a chance, most don’t, and it is often a waiting game. When Charlie wins a spot, life is good. And, then, a trauma occurs, and Nora and Charlie start looking at what has befallen. In fact the entire block is considering and arguing about the trauma. Questions are asked, and like our times, sides are taken. Who is right who is wrong, is not the question, it is how did we get here, and what are we going to do about it. And, these questions and some of the answers are part of a puzzle that changes both Nora and Charlie’s lives forever.”
“Nora Nolan and her husband Charlie live the good life. Two children in college, they live in a prestigious section of New York City, a sort of cult, proclaimed by a renter. All families who bought their brownstones when the going was good, and they are now worth so much more. Nora is a director of a museum and Charlie reached the top of his game at work.
They have it all, the elites. They have no cares or worries.
The only difficulty is parking, and the lot at the end of the street that is used for cars to park, is a metaphor for their lives. Everyone wants a spot, some have a chance, most don’t, and it is often a waiting game. When Charlie wins a spot, life is good. And, then, a trauma occurs, and Nora and Charlie start looking at what has befallen. In fact the entire block is considering and arguing about the trauma. Questions are asked, and like our times, sides are taken. Who is right who is wrong, is not the question, it is how did we get here, and what are we going to do about it. And, these questions and some of the answers are part of a puzzle that changes both Nora and Charlie’s lives forever.”