![]() It becomes clear early that Gary has taken more damage from the shrapnel of their parents and essentially opts out of the entire ordeal. ![]() If there were a time to get to the bottom of such a bizarre relationship, it’s when it has reached its undeniable end. Victor and Barbra’s children, Alex and Gary, developed a special bond powered by their hatred of their father and subsequent confusion by their mother’s loyalty. He collected secrets like debts and never paid for any of it quite as he should have. Be it his seedy con-artist associates or his elicit affairs, Victor was never in need of attention and he always took advantage of every opportunity and every person he could, including his wife. ![]() Victor and Barbra were nearly exact opposites, but Victor’s energy was gravitational. When Victor, the family patriarch, is hospitalized by a heart attack, the morbid countdown begins to discover the truth about his troubled marriage. Author Jami Attenberg illustrates this clearly in her newest novel, All This Could Be Yours. Nothing illuminates a family secret like death. ![]()
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