A smart man who loves stupidly should have seen the disaster that was headed his way. In this satirical, semiautobiographical, anti-love story, Aaden never saw it coming, but his wife, Holly, did. Before Twitter, before Facebook and Instagram, before instant messaging and unlimited texting, there was only e-mail. Aaden and Terese began a very long long-distance affair, conducted almost entirely by e-mail, punctuated by short visits and long phone calls. Aaden successfully lied to Terese about being married; he thought he had kept the affair a secret from his wife. Predictably, Holly uncovers the affair; unpredictably, she begins to interfere in it, with intended and unintended hilarious consequences. Known only to herself, Holly gained access to all of the e-mails, and willingly, even eagerly, became the third person in her husband's affair. Revelations shock, suspicions frolic, lies accumulate; history is reinterpreted, statesmen are insulted, music is mocked, nature is nursed;... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге When the Paved Road Ends (Penny Smith)