Hal Ebbott

Amos and Emerson have been friends for more than thirty years. Despite vastly different backgrounds, the two now form an enviable portrait of middle age : their wives are close, their teenage daughters have grown up together and their days are passed in the pleasant languor of New York City wealth. They share an unbreakable bond, or so they think. This weekend, however, something is different. After gathering for Emerson's birthday at his country home, old resentments erupt in a shocking act of violence, one which exposes treacherous fault lines and whose aftermath will force each to choose - between whom and what they love most.
Written with hypnotic elegance and precision. "Among Friends" examines questions of class, friendship, marriage and power, as well as the things we tell ourselves for the sake of comfort and ease.