The Wapshot Scandal

The Wapshot family settled in the little village of St. Botolphs in 17th century. Mr. Cheever rings up his curtain on St. Botolphs on a snowy Christmas Eve in the second half of the 20th. With these traditional matters dispatched, the affairs of the Wapshots carom around the United States and Europe with considerable velocity, at times veering without warning into outbreaks of wild hilarity. The curtain comes down on another snowy Christmas, but, in the time between, all the members of the cast have gotten themselves into hot water. This is Cheever's second novel and his second about the Wapshot family, the first being the National Book Award winner, The Wapshot Chronicle.