<p>The Pennington family haven't been in the same room together for seventeen years. But on the eve of William's seventy-fifth birthday, all three generations gather, hoping that the mistakes of the past can be consigned to history.<br>An errant daughter, an autistic son, and a second son that could never just grasp the nettle ? William's children have always been a disappointment to him. With long-held resentments rising to the surface, and new ...