Truth and Consequences

In Alison Lurie's latest tragicomic novel, two couples learn about the small disasters and sudden attractions that can turn the most stable relationships sour. Alan and Jane Mackenzie have had a happy marriage, but years of matrimony have destroyed their love lives. But when Delia Delaney and her husband join the faculty of the university Jane teaches at, their lives are totally altered. Delia's pre-Raphaelite beauty and high egotism will soon transform this Jane andAlan into a more interesting and passionate couple. Alison Lurie is a professor at Cornell University and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "Foreign Affairs."