December 1971, a snowstorm is expected in and around Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, a suburban church minister, is almost ready to end his bleak marriage, but it turns out that his wife, Marion, who has her own secrets, is also sick of family life. Their eldest son, Clem, arrives home from university with a decision that will soon shock Russ. The only daughter, Becky, the star of the school, suddenly plunges into the maelstrom of the counterculture, and the third of the children, Perry, who sold drugs to elementary school students, decides to become a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts is looking for freedom, and all the other members of the family prevent each other from finding it.Read more interesting facts about this book inThe publisher's layout has been saved in a4.pdf format. p>