A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con.

Depending upon the true story of Bruce Johnston Sr., his child, along with his brotherstogether, they comprised among suburban Philadelphia’s most notorious crime families throughout the 1970. Their criminal actions…

In this variant of the Mona Simpson book, single mom Adele August is poor for money, and much worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is…