When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly returns to his New Hampshire hometown ? and all the ghosts he left behind. Fans of Andrew Sean Greer, Bryan Washington, and Jonathan Tropper will adore this outrageously funny, deeply touching, buoyant novel from the award-winning author of Leave Myself Behind. As it turns out, you can go home again. But sometimes, you really, really don?t want to . . . Home, for Noah York, is Oakland, New Hampshire, the sleepy little town where Noah?s mother, Virginia, had a psychotic breakdown and Noah got beaten to a pulp as a teenager. Then there were the good times?and Noah?s not sure which ones are more painful to recall. Now thirty-seven and eking out a living as an artist in Providence, Rhode Island, Noah looks much the same?and swears just as colorfully?as he did in high school. Virginia has become a wildly successful poet who made him the subject of her most famous poem, ?The Lost Soul,? a label Noah will never live down. And J.D., the one who got away?because Noah stupidly drove him away?is in a loving marriage with a successful, attractive man whom Noah despises wholeheartedly. Is it any surprise Noah wishes he could ignore his mother?s summons to come visit? But Virginia has shattering news to deliver, and a request he can?t refuse. Soon, Noah will track down the sister and extended family he never knew existed, try to keep his kleptomaniac cousin out of jail, feud with a belligerent neighbor, confront J.D.?s jealous husband?and face J.D. himself, the ache from Noah?s past that never fades. . . . All the while, contending with his brilliant, unpredictable mother.
| Author: Bart Yates |
| Publisher: A John Scognamiglio Book |
| Publication Date: May 21, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 273 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1496741250 |
| ISBN-13: 9781496741257 |
