Grief
β Scribed by Holleran, Andrew
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781401302504
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β¦ Synopsis
Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, an exhausted, lonely professor comes to Washington, D.C. to escape his previous life. What he finds there β in his handsome, solitary landlord; in the cityβs somber mood and sepulchral architecture; and in the strange and impassioned journals of Mary Todd Lincoln β shows him unexpected truths about America and loss.
Andrew Holleran is the author of three other novels,Dancer from the Dance, Nights in Aruba,andThe Beauty of Men. He has also written a book of essays,Ground Zero, and a book of short stories,In September the Light Changes. Holleran lives in Washington, D.C.**
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