The Paternity Test: A Novel
Autor Michael Lowenthalen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 iun 2018
Pat Faunce yearns for more than his carefree New York life and his open relationship with Stu, an airline pilot. Above all, he wants to be a father. He persuades a reluctant Stu to move to Cape Cod, where they enlist Debora, a charismatic Brazilian immigrant, as a surrogate mother. But the men's attempt to have a child creates new emotional complications—with Stu's parents and sister, with Debora and her husband, and with each other. Building to a harrowing conclusion, this fearless, darkly funny novel asks whether making a new family is worth risking the one you have.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299290047
ISBN-10: 0299290042
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10: 0299290042
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Recenzii
"A searingly honest portrait of love under fire, a fearless exploration of what it means to be an adult, a couple, a family. It is a story for our time."—Jennifer Haigh, author of Faith
"So many different relationships are put to the test in Michael Lowenthal's thought-provoking novel—not only the bond at the heart of the book between two gay men and the Brazilian woman acting as their surrogate mother, but also the bond between husbands and wives, between siblings, between aging parents and their adult children. The Paternity Test is a complex, emotionally satisfying, and thoroughly engaging story."—Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers and Little Children
"It's a page-turner thanks to its realistic characters and a situation that might hit close to home for some."—The Advocate
"Never in a hurry, The Paternity Test starts out at a slow and gentle trot but works up to [a] brisk pace and, in time, to a can't-look-away ending that will leave readers feeling both shaken and pensive."—The Gay and Lesbian Review
Notă biografică
Michael Lowenthal is the author of three previous novels: Charity Girl, Avoidance, and The Same Embrace. He is a core faculty member in Lesley University's MFA program in creative writing and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Descriere
What makes a family a family? Is making a new one worth risking the one you have? This groundbreaking novel—one of the first to depict gay men seeking a child through surrogacy—deals empathetically with infidelity, the fluidity of desire, parental expectations, and the diversity of Jewish culture.