Updike discusses the complexities involved in raising his son Wesley, who is of mixed descent: his father, David Updike, is of European descent, and his mother, Wambui Updike, is from Kenya.

BIOGRAPHY
David Updike (b. 1957) was born in New York City, and received a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A.T. from Columbia University. He has published two children's books, A Winter Journey (1985) and An Autumn Tale (1988) and a collection of short stories Out on the Marsh (1988). Since 1986 he has taught English at Roxbury Community College in Massachusetts.