The Emperor's Children
Somerville’s Messud opens a window into the world of three college buddies from Brown turning 30. The trio is struggling to make something of themselves—one as a television producer, one as a freelance critic, and the other as an aspiring author working in the shadow of a successful journalist father. Through deft social satire, Messud cleverly questions the meaning of love and success, while using her characters to show that the truth can be painful.
Originally published in Boston magazine, August 2006
