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Michael Cunningham's novel is the story of two boyhood friends: Jonathan, lonely, introspective, and unsure of himself; and Bobby, hip, dark, and inarticulate. In New York after college, Bobby moves in with Jonathan and his roommate, Clare, a veteran of the city's erotic wars. Bobby and Clare fall in love, scuttling the plans of Jonathan, who is gay, to father Clare's child. Then, when Clare and Bobby have a baby, the three move to a small house upstate to raise "their" child together and create a new kind of family. A Home at the End of the World depicts the charged, fragile relationships of urban life today. A powerful and original novel that tests perceived notions of family, home, and community, to probe the mysteries of our fundamental loyalties. Shrewd, closely observed and deeply feeling, this novel is a remarkable achievement.