Grief

Grief

<strong>In the tradition of Michael Cunningham's <em>The Hours</em></strong>, a beautiful novel destined to become a classic<p>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.<p>Since Andrew Holleran first burst onto the scene with 1978's groundbreaking <em>Dancer from the Dance</em>, which has been continuously in print, he has been dazzling readers and critics with his haunting, brilliant prose. The Publishing Triangle ranks <em>Dancer from the Dance</em> 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 <em>Grief</em>, Holleran is poised to reach a wider audience than ever before.