November

Zachariah Quine is forty, and he has lost both his marriage and the musical career he once hoped for. Worn down by the scattered, bohemian circles of New York City, he leaves it behind in search of a way back into ordinary human life.

He travels to London, where he stays with his brother, who has settled abroad and lives with an English family. There he meets Anne, whom his brother warns is a mess: a heavy drinker with severe mood swings, prone to accidents and to stealing. For Zachariah she embodies everything he longs for, and he is caught between regret and desire, sustained only by the idea that he is free.