<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Reeling from the death of his invalid mother, a professor comes to the nation's capital to recuperate from his loss. What he finds there--in his lonely landlord, in the city's mood and architecture, and in the journals of Mary Todd Lincoln--shows him poignant truths about America, yearning, and mourning itself.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In the tradition of Michael Cunningham's <i>The Hours</i>, a beautiful novel destined to become a classic</b></br></br> Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, a worn, jaded professor comes to our nation's capital to recuperate from his loss. What he finds there--in his repressed, lonely landlord, in the city's mood and architecture, and in the letters and journals of Mary Todd Lincoln--shows him new, poignant truths about America, yearning, loneliness, and mourning itself.</br></br> Since Andrew Holleran first burst onto the scene with 1978's groundbreaking <i>Dancer from the Dance</i>, which has been continuously in print, he has been dazzling readers and critics with his haunting, brilliant prose. The Publishing Triangle ranks <i>Dancer from the Dance</i> at #15 on its list of the 100 best lesbian and gay novels ever, along with titles by Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf. A new Andrew Holleran book is a major literary event; with <i>Grief</i>, Holleran is poised to reach a wider audience than ever before.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Andrew Holleran</b> is the author of a short story collection and four acclaimed novels, <i>Dancer from the Dance, Nights in Aruba, The Beauty of Men</i>, and <i>Grief</i>. He lives in Washington, D.C. and Florida.
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