Classic Fiction

The Geometry of Love, by John Cheever

How convenient to reduce your marital difficulties to a mathematical formula! How convenient-and how dangerous!

People at dinner. A women wipes her eyes with a hankerchief.
Illustrated by Mark English

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  1. Harrowing!
    Unquestionably, Cheever based the character “Mathilda” on my ex-wife.

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