My God, the Suburbs!
Colm Tóibín: John Cheever, 5 November 2009
“... The feeling always was that if I could express myself erotically I should come alive. Later, Mary Cheever would report that she knew that there was something wrong with her marriage. ‘I sensed that he wasn’t entirely masculine.’ When asked if she discussed it with Cheever, she said: ‘Oh Lord, no. Oh Lord, no. He was terrified of it ... ”