A HOLE IN THE EARTH BY ROBERT BAUSCH

Henry Porter's summer begins when his daughter Nicole, who he hasn't seen since his wife divorced him five years ago shows up on his doorstep. Nicole is a surprise. She just graduated high school and is almost an adult. The gap between the little girl that Henry once knew and the woman she has become leaves him fumbling for words. The very evening of Nicole's arrival, Henry's girlfriend, Elizabeth, reveals that she is pregnant, leaving Henry speechless once more. He deals best with situations like these by heading to the racetrack in time for the daily double and to place a few bets.

At the heart of this compelling and thought-provoking look at family, relationships and why men act the way that they do is the profound and affecting story of a family piecing itself back together.