The Suburban Myth

About the Book

In his inventive and long-overdue Suburban Myth, Donaldson makes a spirited defense of the suburban way of life against its legion of detractors. Full of wit and wisdom, the book is a fascinating contribution to the city-country controversy.

About the Author

Formerly editor and publisher of one of the nation's largest suburban weeklies, Donaldson has gone on to a career as a literary biographer of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Cheever, and MacLeish. The Suburban Myth is his first book.