![]() ![]() Their animosity is directed toward their parents. The children, for the most part, get along with each other. When Franny was a child, she and her step-siblings came together every summer in Bert and Beverly’s new home in Virginia. As Fix receives treatments and talks to Franny, Franny listens eagerly to his stories, knowing their time is limited. ![]() Fix Keating, now in his eighties, is dying of esophageal cancer, and his daughter Franny has come to visit and help him with his chemotherapy treatments. The story flashes forward almost fifty years. Bert and Beverly eventually have an affair, divorce Fix and Teresa, marry each other, and move to Virginia. Bert becomes infatuated with Beverly, and ends up kissing her. ![]() Bert Cousins and his wife Teresa are two guests at the party. The party becomes wilder than expected once everyone starts drinking. The story opens in Southern California at the home of Fix and Beverly Keating, who are having a christening party for their baby girl Franny. ![]()
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