OBJECT LESSONS by Anna Quindlen; Random House; 272 pages; $19
What ever happened to the family novel, that sturdy fictional genre that tracked unfolding generations, changing times, hovering fates? Mostly it went commercial, with volumes -- the fatter the better -- designed to be hauled up the best-seller lists. So it is encouraging when a fresh and talented writer takes the category seriously. Anna Quindlen clearly believes in writing what you know. For most of the past decade she has chronicled her husband, their kids, her mother and grandmother in her New York Times columns. Three years ago, many of her...
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