Summary

"Allison, Age 18, June 1996" is written from Allison’s perspective. Allison’s brothers, Adam and Anders are returning home from college for the summer holidays. Allison still lives at home with her younger brother Archer. Their father died six months ago. Their mother, Mildred, decided to have a party to celebrate the return of the boys, but the planning was too much for her. So, her assistant, Theresa Ryan, has taken over. She has done this a lot since the death of Allison’s father. Archer wonders if he and Allison will get the same type of welcome when they return from college. Allison thinks that Mildred wants the party because their lives are different now. They reminisce about their father. They think that Anders will be more obnoxious than before. Archer is looking forward to seeing Adam. He tries to...