God Bless the Squirrel Cage

This novel centers around the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and the Squirrel Hill Cafe, affectionately referred to as "The Squirrel Cage." The young protagonist, Jacob, struggles here with the youthful ambivalence characteristic of his generation. This place serves as a catalyst for Jacob's muddled journeys throughout the country and world and his immense reckoning with sense of place.