The Sorrows of an American - Siri Hustvedt

I thought this was brilliant - beautiful, intelligent, and compulsively readable all at once. The characters were complex, ambiguous and likeable, the plot was filled with mysteries in the current lives of the central characters as well as their family histories, and it included a convincing and positive portrayal of the work of a psychotherapist illustrating the power of honesty and awareness when directed towards oneself and others. I particularly liked the way it managed to avoid an overly neat resolution without being unsatisfying.