Interior Designs

Toni Volk's second novel, Interior Designs, is a quietly radiant story of an endearingly crazy Montana family. It is the compelling saga of Annie, who announces to her husband Morton that she's giving up sex. Her decision sets in motion both a search for her own place in the world and an ongoing struggle to understand the conflicting relationships that have brought her to this point. When she hooks up with her first love Paul, Morton's brother, it becomes a catalyst that transforms not only Annie and her son's life, but the lives of Morton and Paul. Annie examines both her roots and her passionate attachment to these brothers, always in competition for her affections. The brothers, too, face their own unusual upbringing and the sibling rivalry between them that threatens to destroy them.