Ship Made of Paper

<p>Daniel Emerson lives with Kate Ellis and he is like a father to her daughter Ruby. But he cannot control his desire for Iris Davenport the African-American woman whose son is Ruby's best friend. During a freak October blizzard Daniel is stranded at Iris's house and they begin a sexual liaison that eventually imperils all their relationships Daniel's profession their children's well-being their own race-blindness and their view of themselves as essentially good people. </p>