A Comedy of Eros
by Brawn Sullivan
Kevin loves Amanda. And why not? They are both young, upwardly mobile associate professors on the Berkeley faculty, he in mathematics and she in history. They have a great friendship; there is almost nothing they cannot talk about. They have known each other the better part of a decade, and have supported and encouraged each other through a variety of trials, both personal and professional. The only problem: After two romantic years together, Amanda broke up with Kevin, and not too long after that she took up with Matthew – Kevin’s best friend, and to whom she had been introduced by Kevin himself. Kevin thought he had dealt with all of it, several years before, when for a period of time, he left Berkeley for Silicon Valley. But returning to Cal, the previous winter, and once again encountering his old flame, Kevin felt the flame of love start up again in his heart. Wanting to be generous and fair, wanting to support his ex-lover and his best friend in their future happiness, Kevin decides to attend Amanda’s and Matthew’s engagement party. The party, however, proves to be something other than a party. As its hostess would later state, “We could have used a notary public” to get to the truth of the revelations which, by one surprising turn and another, develop – leaving Kevin, Amanda and everyone else involved to deal with the occasional shrapnel and fallout of romantic love; truly, a comedy of Eros.
by Brawn Sullivan
Kevin loves Amanda. And why not? They are both young, upwardly mobile associate professors on the Berkeley faculty, he in mathematics and she in history. They have a great friendship; there is almost nothing they cannot talk about. They have known each other the better part of a decade, and have supported and encouraged each other through a variety of trials, both personal and professional. The only problem: After two romantic years together, Amanda broke up with Kevin, and not too long after that she took up with Matthew – Kevin’s best friend, and to whom she had been introduced by Kevin himself. Kevin thought he had dealt with all of it, several years before, when for a period of time, he left Berkeley for Silicon Valley. But returning to Cal, the previous winter, and once again encountering his old flame, Kevin felt the flame of love start up again in his heart. Wanting to be generous and fair, wanting to support his ex-lover and his best friend in their future happiness, Kevin decides to attend Amanda’s and Matthew’s engagement party. The party, however, proves to be something other than a party. As its hostess would later state, “We could have used a notary public” to get to the truth of the revelations which, by one surprising turn and another, develop – leaving Kevin, Amanda and everyone else involved to deal with the occasional shrapnel and fallout of romantic love; truly, a comedy of Eros.
by Brawn Sullivan
Kevin loves Amanda. And why not? They are both young, upwardly mobile associate professors on the Berkeley faculty, he in mathematics and she in history. They have a great friendship; there is almost nothing they cannot talk about. They have known each other the better part of a decade, and have supported and encouraged each other through a variety of trials, both personal and professional. The only problem: After two romantic years together, Amanda broke up with Kevin, and not too long after that she took up with Matthew – Kevin’s best friend, and to whom she had been introduced by Kevin himself. Kevin thought he had dealt with all of it, several years before, when for a period of time, he left Berkeley for Silicon Valley. But returning to Cal, the previous winter, and once again encountering his old flame, Kevin felt the flame of love start up again in his heart. Wanting to be generous and fair, wanting to support his ex-lover and his best friend in their future happiness, Kevin decides to attend Amanda’s and Matthew’s engagement party. The party, however, proves to be something other than a party. As its hostess would later state, “We could have used a notary public” to get to the truth of the revelations which, by one surprising turn and another, develop – leaving Kevin, Amanda and everyone else involved to deal with the occasional shrapnel and fallout of romantic love; truly, a comedy of Eros.
“A COMEDY OF EROS is a good read with a great sense of plot and attractive, believable characters.”