Later Life Author:A. R. Gurney True to form, middle-aged Boston Brahmin Austin has made a clean, civilized break with his wife of many years. Unencumbered by any romantic attachment, there's no reason he couldn't accept an old flame's seductive invitation to renew a romance begun when they met years ago on the Isle of Capri. But reason doesn't apply to matters of the heart. W... more »hile Ruth's messy history of marriage and divorce doesn't stop her from grabbing at this second chance, Austin's innate reserve holds her at a safe distance. They perform their tentative mating dance on the terrace of a Boston townhouse. From the party inside comes a stream of unwelcome intruders, other guests bubbling over with embarrassing questions and disconcerting revelations. In this riot of free expression, Austin stands aloof and afraid. Thrown off-balance by Ruth's alluring proposal, will he right himself or fall into the fray?« less