"As someone who was already on his second marriage when I conceived this first book, I was intrigued by the idea of a marriage that survives," McInerney says. "That was the initial notion of Russell and Corrine Calloway - but, of course, it's an entirely unrealistic one."ĭuring the course of their marriage Calloways face crises and infidelity - but somehow manage to stick together. They're smart, they're good-looking, they got married young, they seem to have solved the romantic riddle early in life," he says. "I think we're in our 20s we all know that couple. McInerney tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he began the Brightness Falls series with an idea of the "perfect couple." Writer Jay McInerney became famous in the 1980s for Bright Lights, Big City, a semi-autobiographical novel about a young man who parties in the cocaine-dusted clubs of Manhattan, but the drama in his latest book is more domestic in nature.Īlso set in New York City, Bright, Precious Days is the third book in a trilogy about married couple Russell and Corrine Calloway. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Bright, Precious Days Author Jay McInerney
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