Life How an Alien Family Became a Mirror of the 1990s
Dick Solomon stands in the middle of a room, trying to solve a problem that, despite his knowledge of the laws of the universe, is completely beyond him: why his colleague Mary Albright will not tell him she loves him when, from his perspective, the answer is perfectly obvious. His logic runs up against something no physical theory can explain - human insecurity, emotion, and the need to leave certain things unsaid even when they seem clear.