New York: Viking, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of four people - two couples - and "the cataclysmic intersection of their lives." Dust jacket praise from Dorothy Allison, David Corbett, Ruth Ozeki (who commented that it is "a tense and compelling psychological thriller, but its more than just a page turner. In her dark depiction of small-town intolerance, Brundage invites us to question our moral assumptions, social responsibilities, in short, our engagement with the world.) and more. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-670033162.