This groundbreaking novel of gay life centers around Paul, an uneasy commuter between two parallel worlds. He is the dutiful son of aging, upper-middle-class parents living in Florida, and a homosexual man plunged deliriously into the world of New York City's bars, baths, and one-night stands. With wry humor and subtle lyricism, Holleran reveals the tragedy and comedy of one man's struggle to come to terms with middle age, homosexuality, truth, love, and life itself.

"Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, an exhausted, lonely professor comes to our nation's capital to escape his previous life." "What he finds there - in his handsome, solitary landlord; in the city's somber mood and sepulchral architecture; and in the strange and impassioned letters and journals of Mary Todd Lincoln - shows him unexpected truths about America and loss. As he seeks to engage with the living world around him - a challenging student, the mother of a dead friend, even his landlord's neglected dog - he comes to realize that his relationship to his grief is very different than he had thought." "In Grief, Holleran summons voices from the past that eerily echo and speak to our own troubled times. It is a masterwork by one of America's singular voices, a writer who is beloved for his depth of feeling, his humor, the elegance of his prose, and his unflinching honesty."--BOOK JACKET.

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"Nights in Aruba succeeds wonderfully at being at the same time a deeply serious revelation and very lively, very satisfying company." — New York Magazine Andrew Holleran's follow-up to Dancer from the Dance, Nights in Aruba is a classic novel of love shared and love concealed told with wry humor and subtle lyricism. Nights in Aruba, Andrew Holleran's second, more reflective novel, centers around the dual life that its protagonist, Paul, leads between his fast paced "out" life in New York City and his extended visits to aging parents in Florida. He cannot quite believe what his life has become: "I had arrived at middle age and realized I had made no progress, that the moment was past—just as I would look up from a book I was reading on a Saturday in summer and realize when I saw the clock that the last decent train to the beach had left already." Years after accepting his sexuality after some electrifying time in the army and living on the Lower East Side, Paul is eventually bored by the hijinks of sex and drugs in the Manhattan disco scene. His musings and development through the novel center around his coming to terms with his homosexuality, his Catholic upbringing in Aruba, and his relationship with his parents - a businesslike father, and a bored, commanding, unfulfilled mother.

Vulnerability is Samantha Mackay's kryptonite, and she keeps her emotions--and her men--at arm's length. But when her good friend Carlos Naldini invites her on an all-expense-paid trip to Aruba, her resolve waivers. Tired of being relegated to the friend zone, Carlos enacts his foolproof plan, inviting Samantha to join him in Aruba, hoping the trip to paradise will soften her reluctant heart. Samantha agrees to Carlos's proposal, giving him exactly ten days to prove he's boyfriend material. After some wild Aruba nights and hot, sexy days, things appear to be progressing swimmingly, until Carlos's ex-girlfriend arrives, exposing an intricate web of deception and betrayal. When news from home shatters Samantha's hopes further, she leaves Aruba, giving up on her dreams of happily ever after. Devastated, Carlos is determined to do whatever it takes to bring Samantha back to Aruba and into his arms. Secrets, lies, and heartbreak lurk in the shadows behind sunshiny days of sex on the beach, cocktails by the pool, laughter, and friends. It's getting hot in Aruba--but the sparks might just consume them.

With a surprising yet sensitive comic touch, the author of "Dancer from the Dance" has written his most mature work to date, a poignant, polished collection of 16 stories which journey across landscapes of regret and loss, shame and pride, loneliness and love.

A summer in Aruba, on the beach, in the sun–what else could a girl want? Summer romance, of course! Imagine spending your entire summer vacation on the beautiful island of Aruba. Who could ask for anything more? Well, for Morgan Callahan, spending her entire summer in Aruba with the father, she hardly knows, is barely anything to look forward to. In fact, she is dreading the next few months. Nonetheless, she is in for the time of her life! From secret operatives to finding romance. Morgan is in for some international intrigue! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you enjoyed The Wish by Nicholas Sparks, you’ll want to try this romantic suspense novel set in Aruba. Action-packed, you’ll be enthralled by the tropical Caribbean setting. For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Fern Michaels, Karen Kingsbury, Tessa Bailey, Emily Henry, Kat Martin, Laura Dave, Barbara Freethy, Laura Griffin, Karen Rose, Janey Crouch, Nora Roberts, Karen Robards, Susan Stoker, Heather Graham, Sharon Sala, Ann Rule, Jennifer Ruff, Erin Brockus. Keywords – well-researched fast-paced read, emotional exciting page-turner, twisty action, pulse-pounding romantic thrillers, off-the-charts chemistry, smart sophisticated fast-moving romantic suspense, believable love story, satisfying and complex mystery, strong female heroines and intense male leads, mind blowing thought provoking suspense, funny romantic suspense summer read, heart-pounding fast-paced action, forced proximity, ticking clock suspense, common threat, shared enemy, suspense books to read, books to keep you up all night, action, adventure; Aruba romance, teens drugs romance, kidnapping suspense, CIA fiction, teen kidnapping romance, young love outsider, Caribbean romance novels, island holiday romance, island vacation romantic suspense.