Museum Pieces

Sometimes, as I prepare to write a review, I am surprised that no one has written one before me. This is especially true of a book as good as this one. This novel is about human relationships. What makes it so distinct and interesting is that the relationships are explained through people's interactions with artifacts and things. The plot centers primarily on the demise of a relationship as seen through the eyes of the couple, their teen-age daughter and her friend. It is unusual how shirts, paintbrushes, ashtrays, etc. can tell us so much about what went on. I suppose one could call this an anthropological novel.