THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK
PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Copyright © 2012 by Louis Begley 2007 Revocable Trust All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Begley, Louis.
Schmidt steps back / by Louis Begley.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Sequel to: Schmidt delivered.
eISBN: 978-0-307-95735-1
1. Schmidt, Albert (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Older men—Fiction. 3. WASPs (Persons)—Fiction. 4. Retirees—Fiction. 5. Man-woman relationships—Fiction. 6. East Hampton (N.Y.)—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3552.E373S34 2012
813′.54—dc23 2011033751
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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