Middle Age: A Romance

Middle Age portrays a uniquely contemporary phenomenon: the propensity of the affluent middle-aged in America to reinvent themselves romantically when the energies of youth have faded or they have become disillusioned.

The setting is Salthill-on-Hudson, NY, a wealthy community where "everyone is middle-aged"—but looks much younger. In this intensely social environment, Adam Berendt, a charismatic and mysterious sculptor, dies unexpectedly, plunging his most intimate friends into grief. Posthumously, he has a powerful effect upon a number of individuals in ways they could not have anticipated.