A Seahorse Year
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618618872 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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((4 1/2 stars) An excellent novel wildlx "You know what I keep thinking? How a family becomes a family when it falls apart. I feel like we know who we are to one another now." says Nan to her partner Marina and to Hal, her son's gay father, at the beginning of Stacey d'Erasmo's "A Seahorse Year". Nan and Hal live in San Francisco and, although they live in separate houses, they share eq. 1/2 stars) An excellent novel "You know what I keep thinking? How a family becomes a family when it falls apart. I feel like we know who we are to one another now." says Nan to her partner Marina and to Hal, her son's gay father, at the beginning of Stacey d'Erasmo's "A Seahorse Year". Nan and Hal live in San Francisco and, although they live in separate houses, they share eq. B. Capossere said good base to story, flags somewhat as goes on, good close. A Seahorse Year sounds from its premise as if it's trying a bit too hard: lesbian mother raised in abusive household raising about-to-be-diagnosed-with-schizophrenia adolescent son with the help of his gay searching-for-love dad and her lesbian searching-for-love-and-herself lover/artist. All set in San Fran of course. And at times, it is true th. a rare find This is the kind of book that comes along so infrequently--a truly insightful, empathic, lovingly crafted look at the real stuff of life: relationships, identity, culture, our place in the world all that. D'erasmo's voice struck me as utterly transparent. Although I admired her use of language from time to time, I never had the feeling I was bein
All rights reserved. As D'Erasmo shifts between different points of view—distinct, but united by her lush prose—she paints a portrait of illness, but also of growth and change. When Christopher runs away the first time, Nan is distraught; she explains that her son had "a freak-out, we think. . Christopher's mom, Nan, is in a long-term relationship with girlfriend Marina, who's like another mom; his sperm donor dad, Hal, is gay, a dancer-turned-CPA. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. D'Erasmo portrays Christopher's strange thoughts with beauty and insight; his misguided gi
But Christopher is in much more trouble than they know, and their attempts to support him and to save him will challenge their assumptions about themselves and one another. Exquisitely crafted, A Seahorse Year is an absorbing read that explores the ways in which love moves us to actions that have both redemptive and disastrous consequences, sometimes in the same heartbeat. When he disappears from his San Francisco home, his extended family comes together in a frantic search. A Seahorse Year, her second novel, was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. "A Seahorse Year compellingly explores love's connections and limits D'Erasmo writes with a graceful, sometimes devastating directn