Hailed being a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the utmost evocative portrayal from the opulent desolation of the American suburbs since it’s publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a shiny, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived in the assumption that greatness is just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clearness, Richard Yates shows how Frank and Apr mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only one another, but their best selves.

In his introduction to the edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the long lasting influence and long lasting power of Revolutionary Road.