Trying out the Dream: A year in the life of an American family

This book is a time capsule: a portrait of a family mired in 70's suburbia. I must have read this book 5 or 6 times when it first came out. The family portrayed is drawn with great clarity and sensativity. I've always surmised that they lived on Long Island in New York State but the real location of their home and their names are never revealed. Its really "Anywhere, USA" and the author's narrative is knowing and compasionate but never intrusive. All those great themes thrown in the forefront of American culture by the social activisim of the 60's make very real and sometimes bittersweet appearances. I only wish that Wilkes would write a sequal. I've always wondered what happened to the 3 kids in the family.