Frustrated housewife Michelle Madison looks to rekindle the passion with her oblivious husband Matthew during the holidays. What follows is a night of Christmas kink every couple fantasizes about. However, not even their best sex in months can resolve the relationship issues between the two. When misfortune strikes, the strength of their marriage is tested like never before, leading to questions they are ill-prepared to answer.
A specialist in the history of modern Japan, Andrew Gordon is the Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History at Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1981 in History and East Asian Languages after completing a B.A. from Harvard in 1975.