Con-glom-er-a-tion

con-Glom-er-a-tion continues the story of Berthcut & Sons, a small religious good store in Philadelphia. One difference is that the novel is written in the form of a play. The play format allows all three settings of the novel to appear simultaneously. We left the religious goods store with the inexperience Dexter as manager, who has the idea of phasing out the religious merchandise and changing the shop into a sporting goods store. Dalmy Brothers, which oversees Berthcut's business, is aware of strange things happening and wants to put Berthcut out its misery. Dalmy's parent corporation, Cerulean Enterprises, has taken a special interest in Berthcut's operation and survival. Dalmy must, like Berthcut, resort to underhanded methods to achieve its ends. The novel is different in that its main characters are really the businesses, with the characters in those respective businesses manifesting the basic characteristics.