27 oz.; 561 pages; HC no DJ 2nd printing Spine/cover fade story very clean/tight. Aken from an orphanage, George Hurst was raised on the Lower East Side by “Aunt” Tessie. He accepted her values as he accepted her love, without question, on all but one thing: his best friend, Danny Schorr. Tessie thinks Danny is no good — and she’s right. Danny uses George, kills his chance of a law degree, steals his girl, and goes on to make a fortune. George pulls himself together, becomes a successful accountant, and marries a Main Line Philadelphia girl. Suddenly, with one phone call, George’s past threatens to undo the respectable suburban commuter life he’s built for himself.