Before the Decade Ends, Here Are the Best Novels of the 21st Century

The Altruists by Andrew Ridker (2019)

Middling Midwestern professor Arthur Alter can’t afford his mortgage. He’s tired of his young girlfriend and his children have cut him out of their lives. There’s a secret fortune bequeathed to Arthur’s kids by his wife Francine. Under the guise of reconciling their pasts, Arthur invites his kids to St. Louis—and, in the process, opens a Pandora's Box of resentments.

Both volleyball and basketball were invented in Massachusetts.
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Before the Decade Ends, Here Are the Best Novels of the 21st Century

The Altruists by Andrew Ridker (2019)

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