New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Spencer's 6th novel, the story of a novelist of 'high repute but modest income. "To make ends meet, Sam has taken to penning pseudonymous volumes of popular nonfiction-". . most recently, "Visitors from Above," a UFO primer. Now, as his family fabric is seriously fraying (he's at constant battle with his wife, and his adolescent son runs away from home and into serious trouble), and as he is just beginning to realize how he has failed them and others, his UFO book is about to make him rich. Wrenching ironies abound, along with some keen insights into the subtleties of husband-wife and parent-child relationships. . . . Spencer's prose is engaging, his characters are etched with tender intensity and the story proves compelling and hard to forget." (Publisher's Weekly review). While two of Spencer's novels have been made into films, this novel is NOT the basis of the movie of the same name. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-679-434526.