Know your beholder : a novel / Adam Rapp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rapp, Adam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicians--Fiction.

Musicians.

Agoraphobia--Patients.

Agoraphobia--Patients--Fiction.

Agoraphobia.

Boardinghouses--Fiction.

Boardinghouses.

Roommates--Fiction.

Roommates.

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Illinois--Fiction.

Illinois.

Genre:

Fiction.

Humorous fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

vii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2015.

Summary:

"As winter deepens in snowbound Pollard, Illinois, thirty-something Francis Falbo is holed up in his attic apartment, recovering from a series of traumas: his mother's death, his beloved wife's desertion, and his once-ascendant rock band's irreconcilable break-up. Francis hasn't shaved in months, hasn't so much as changed out of his bathrobe-"the uniform of a Life in Default"-for nine days. Other than the agoraphobia that continues to hold him hostage, all he has left is his childhood home, whose remaining rooms he rents to a cast of eccentric tenants, including a pair of former circus performers whose daughter has gone missing. The tight-knit community has already survived a blizzard, but there is more danger in store for the citizens of Pollard before summer arrives. Francis is himself caught up in these troubles as he becomes increasingly entangled in the affairs of others, with results that are by turns disastrous, hysterical, and ultimately healing" -- From publisher's web site.

ISBN:

9780316368919

0316368911

OCLC:

881140652