Publisher's Synopsis
A funny and moving love story, THE ACTUAL centres on Chicagoan Harry Trellman. After a lifetime of making money, Harry has become 'a first-class noticer', and realizes that he has been in love with Amy Wustrin since his high school days. In Amy, Harry sees what he calls his 'actual', and now he is at last ready to pursue her. But it's not until he finds himself at the cemetry, where her husband is to be exhumed and reburied, that he feels free to speak out. THE ACTUAL is a brilliant new novellafrom one of the greatest writers in the English language.
