Family Man

Rating:
Summary: Funny, heartwarming, human tale of urban family life.
Review: This book is a must for New Yorkers past and present to smell and taste again the reasons you can't ever really leave the big apple. Non- New Yorkers might better understand the sometimes inexplicable loyalty that some of us have to life in the big city. Calvin Trillin is the warm and self-effacing eccentric at the head of this charming urban family group and his folksy style will win your heart in no time. When asked for advice on parenting, his best wisdom is "Try to get one that doesn't spit up." He is the father who gets hooked on every family ritual that they invent or stumble upon and carries the torch for them long after the kids have grown up and left home. He also becomes the repository for the unique Trillin family language and it's colorful history. You'll want to sign up for the next Trillin family gathering and you'll never want to go home. This is a truly lovely read and the perfect antidote to Kenneth Starr and other icons of cynicism! .