Everything Beautiful Began After: A Novel

Everything Beautiful Began After: A Novel

“Apowerful meditation on the undying nature of love and the often cruel beauty ofone’s own fate. This is a novel you simply must read!” —Andre Dubus III, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Townie</em><p>FromSimon Van Booy, the award-winning author of <em>LoveBegins in Winter </em>and <em>The Secret Lives of People in Love</em>, comesa<em> </em>debut novel of longing and discovery amidst the ruins of Athens. Withechoes of Nicole Krauss’s <em>The</em> <em>History of Love </em>and CharlesBaxter’s <em>The Feast of Love</em>, Van Booy’sresonant tale<em> </em>of<em> </em>threeisolated, disaffected adults discovering one another in Greece is thecompelling product of an inquisitive, visionary talent. In the words of RobertOlen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>A Good Scent from a StrangeMountain</em>, “Simon Van Booy knows a great deal about the complex longings of thehuman heart.”</p>