Summary

George worked at Vanity Fair magazine in the 1990s. One year George was on vacation with his parents on a beach in South Carolina when he was called back to New York for an emergency at the magazine. Graydon Carter was George's boss at the time and George soaked in the attention he got from Graydon. But when something was wrong, George, like the others who worked for Graydon, were consumed with agony and the fear of complete rejection. George loved being in Graydon's good graces and reveled in the privileges associated with working on a high profile magazine. George was in constant pursuit of Graydon's approval.

When George would call home from New York, Betty would tell George that he did not sound good and George would ask about his father and Betty would say he was fine even though he was not...