Overview
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 donāt want to . . .
Home, for Noah York, is Oakland, New Hampshire, the sleepy little town where Noahās mother, Virginia, had a psychotic breakdown and Noah got beaten to a pulp as a teenager. Then there were the good timesāand Noahās 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 sameāand swears just as colorfullyāas he did in high school. Virginia has become a wildly successful poet who made him the subject of her most famous poem, āThe Lost Soul,ā a label Noah will never live down. And J.D., the one who got awayābecause Noah stupidly drove him awayāis in a loving marriage with a successful, attractive man whom Noah despises wholeheartedly.
Is it any surprise Noah wishes he could ignore his motherās summons to come visit?
But Virginia has shattering news to deliver, and a request he canāt 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.ās jealous husbandāand face J.D. himself, the ache from Noahās past that never fades. . . . All the while, contending with his brilliant, unpredictable mother.
This book title, The Language of Love and Loss (A Witty and Moving Novel Perfect for Book Clubs), ISBN: 9781496741257, by Bart Yates, published by Kensington (May 21, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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