O'Nan's latest work takes the form of a love story, stripped bare, void of the usual cliches. It focuses on a long-married couple, nearly bankrupt, Marion and Art Fowler, who take their life savings to Niagara Falls to see if they can beat the odds at their hotel-casino, win enough cash to save their home, and salvage their relationship. O'Nan paints both Niagara Falls and the Casino beautifully, and the Fowler's relationship with a realism that readers (especially those married) will undoubtedly find themselves relating to on some level. He gets the subtle ways couples can simultaneously pick at, resent, support and adore. And he does so with a conciseness that leaves readers wholly satisfied. Highly recommended. I can't wait to read his other work.
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