Gretchen

Arthur Tracy’s telegram announces his return after eleven years—and one small word, “us,” is enough to make Frank Tracy imagine his comfortable life collapsing. That night, three hundred guests are due at the house Arthur still owns.

In the quiet town of Shannondale, Frank has grown used to the luxury of Tracy Park, though it belongs to his absent brother. Now Arthur is coming home from Europe just as Frank and his wife, Dolly, prepare a lavish party meant to advance Frank’s political ambitions. The guests include everyone from well-to-do neighbors to people Frank’s fastidious brother would never have chosen to entertain. And what if “us” means Arthur is bringing home a wife? Will Frank’s grand welcome become the end of his reign at Tracy Park?

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