Description: ReverendSarah Obadias is broken, bitter, and stripped of the reassurance of faith whenshe walks into a West Village restaurant in Manhattan. Here she encountersAbraham Darby, a rumpled but well-regarded painter who seduces the ministerinto his life of excess and emotional intensity. "I've run away from my life,"Sarah tells him. "I know," Darby replies. "Take mine." But for Sarah, each daywith the artist will bring a new realityor lack of itespecially after shemeets Darby's gay son Yago. Bloodlines become squiggled and unreliable as the charactersexplore father-son relationships and what constitutes a family.
Brief description:
Georgeann Packard is a writer, graphic designer, and photographer. She also designs and installs gardens on Long Island's North Fork, where she lives with her family. Her first novel, Fall Asleep Forgetting, was a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards in 2010.
Review Quotes:
"Highlighting a unique intersection of the gay, artistic, and religious communities, Packard challenges readers to look closely at their beliefs about death, sexuality, and the constructs of family. Rich descriptions of art and overt sensuality lend beauty to this provocative story of loss and hope."
-- "Booklist"