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The Resource After Francesco : A Haunting Must-Read Perfect for Book Clubs, Brian Malloy

After Francesco : A Haunting Must-Read Perfect for Book Clubs, Brian Malloy

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From acclaimed author Brian Malloy comes a stunning novel of love, friendship, and surviving the deepest loss, set in New York City and Minneapolis in 1988, at the peak of the AIDS crisis. Two years after his partner, Francesco, died, twenty-eight-year-old Kevin Doyle is dusting off his one good suit jacket for yet another funeral, yet another loss in their close-knit group. They had all been young, beautiful, and living the best days of their lives, though they didn't know it. That was before New York City began to feel like a war zone, its horrors somehow invisible, and ignored by the rest of the world. Some people might insist that Francesco is in a better place now, but Kevin definitely isn't. He spends his days in a mind-numbing job and his evenings drunk in Francesco's old apartment, surrounded by memories. Francesco made everything look easy, and without him, Kevin struggles to keep going. And then, one night, he stops trying. When Kevin awakens in a hospital, he knows it's time to move back home to Minnesota and figure out how to start living again-without Francesco. With the help of a surviving partners support group and old and new friends, Kevin slowly starts to do just that. But, an unthinkable family betrayal, and the news that his best friend is fighting for his life in New York, will force a reckoning and a defining choice. Drawing on his experience as part of the AIDS generation, Brian Malloy brings authenticity, insight, sensitivity, and humor to a story that is distinct yet universal in its powerful exploration of heartbreak and recovery, and the ways in which love can defy grief
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eng
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After Francesco : A Haunting Must-Read Perfect for Book Clubs
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After Francesco
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A Haunting Must-Read Perfect for Book Clubs
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Brian Malloy
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eng
Summary
From acclaimed author Brian Malloy comes a stunning novel of love, friendship, and surviving the deepest loss, set in New York City and Minneapolis in 1988, at the peak of the AIDS crisis. Two years after his partner, Francesco, died, twenty-eight-year-old Kevin Doyle is dusting off his one good suit jacket for yet another funeral, yet another loss in their close-knit group. They had all been young, beautiful, and living the best days of their lives, though they didn't know it. That was before New York City began to feel like a war zone, its horrors somehow invisible, and ignored by the rest of the world. Some people might insist that Francesco is in a better place now, but Kevin definitely isn't. He spends his days in a mind-numbing job and his evenings drunk in Francesco's old apartment, surrounded by memories. Francesco made everything look easy, and without him, Kevin struggles to keep going. And then, one night, he stops trying. When Kevin awakens in a hospital, he knows it's time to move back home to Minnesota and figure out how to start living again-without Francesco. With the help of a surviving partners support group and old and new friends, Kevin slowly starts to do just that. But, an unthinkable family betrayal, and the news that his best friend is fighting for his life in New York, will force a reckoning and a defining choice. Drawing on his experience as part of the AIDS generation, Brian Malloy brings authenticity, insight, sensitivity, and humor to a story that is distinct yet universal in its powerful exploration of heartbreak and recovery, and the ways in which love can defy grief
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Malloy, Brian
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813.6
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  • Gay men
  • Spouses
  • Couples
  • Friendship
  • AIDS (Disease)
  • Grief
  • Loss (Psychology)
  • Betrayal
  • Choice (Psychology)
  • Nineteen eighties
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Minnesota
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adult
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After Francesco : A Haunting Must-Read Perfect for Book Clubs, Brian Malloy
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9781496733535
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After Francesco : A Haunting Must-Read Perfect for Book Clubs, Brian Malloy
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https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13960503?utm_source=MARC
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online resource
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1 online resource
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  • online
  • electronic
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Digital content provided by hoopla
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9781496733535
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(electronic bk.)
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computer
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rdamedia
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MWT13960503
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remote
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