{"product_id":"in-tongues-hardcover","title":"In Tongues - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Grattan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eTime, Bloomberg, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thomas Grattan is a master of plot--that rare ability--which makes \u003ci\u003eIn Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e a real roller coaster: funny, sad, shocking, and, finally, quite moving.\" --Andrew Holleran, author of \u003ci\u003eDancer from the Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discovery. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 2001, and twenty-four-year-old Gordon--handsome, sensitive, and eager for direction--takes a bus from Minnesota to New York City because it's the only place for a young gay man to go. As he begins to settle into the city's punishing rhythm, he gets a job walking rich Manhattanites' dogs. But it isn't until he stumbles into the West Village brownstone of two of his clients, the powerful gallery owners Phillip and Nicola, that Gordon learns how much the world has hidden from him--and what he's capable of doing in order to get it for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lush, heart-quickening novel about family and art, sex and class, and the terror of self-discovery, Thomas Grattan's\u003ci\u003e In Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Gordon's perilous pursuit of belonging from the Midwest to New York and, later, to Europe and Mexico City. As he floats further into Phillip and Nicola's exclusive universe, and as lines blur between employee, muse, lover, and mentor, Gordon's charm, manipulation, and growing ambition begin to escape his own control, in turn threatening to unravel the lives, and lies, of those around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnchored by winsome lyricism, glinting intellect, and a main character whose yearnings and mistakes come to feel like our own, \u003ci\u003eIn Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e crackles with fierce longing and pointed emotion, further confirming Grattan as a rare chronicler of young adulthood's joys and devastations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Grattan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Recent East\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, was long-listed for the 2021 PEN\/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, and was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice. His writing has appeared in several publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He has an MFA in fiction writing from Brooklyn College and has taught middle-school English for more than a decade. He lives in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.54 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699018895456,"sku":"9780374608187","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/e4130066d6a5b9853b0fd2bd6cd801ae.webp?v=1775835938","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/in-tongues-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}