Real life

ISBN: 9780525538905
ISBN: 0525538909
ISBN: 9780525538882
ISBN: 0525538887
Physical Description: remote 1 online resource (327 pages)
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Copyright: &copy;2020

Taylor, Brandon (Brandon L. G.) (author.).

Summary: "A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend -- and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American transplant from Alabama, is at odds with the lakeside Midwestern university town where he is working toward a biochem degree. For reasons of self-preservation, Wallace has enforced a wary distance even within his own circle of friends -- some dating each other, some dating women, some feigning straightness. But a series of confrontations with colleagues, and an unexpected encounter with a young straight man, conspire to fracture his defenses, while revealing hidden currents of resentment and desire that threaten the equilibrium of their community"--