Clyde spends far too much time obsessing over his ex, Gordon, and dodging his family, and may well be on the verge of becoming as aimless as his handsome, straight roommate, Marcus. When Marcus' old lover, Louise, shows up with her son, the looming question of the boy's paternity is just what's needed to turn up the heat and give full comic play to McCauley's anxious, affectionate, and ongoing fascination with what makes a family-and what makes us friends | The MAN OF THE HOUSE by Stephen Mccauley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters