369 pages
English language
Published Dec. 19, 2005 by Riverhead Books.
Aloft
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"Aloft offers a reexamination of the American dream from the inside out, through the voice of Jerry Battle, a suburban middle-aged man who has lived his entire life on Long Island, New York." "Battle's favorite diversion is to fly his small plane solo; slipping away for quick flights over the Island or to the coastal towns of New England, Jerry has been disappearing for years. Then a family crisis occurs, and Jerry finds he must face his disengagement in his relationships: with his deceased wife, the circumstances of whose death he has never fully accepted; with his former girlfriend, whom he still longs for; with his daughter, who refuses to address the disease that threatens her life; with his son, who is in danger of losing the family business; and with his father, whom he has placed in a nursing home."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
- Air pilots -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction
- Middle aged men -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction
- Middle class men -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction
- Parent and adult child -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction
- Suburban life -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction
- Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction