A House Among the Trees: A Novel

A House Among the Trees: A Novel

In Julia Glass's fifth book since her acclaimed novel Three Junes won the National Book Award, she gives us the story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistantâ€”a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, the perils of celebrity, and the power of an unexpected legacy.

When the revered children's book author Mort Lear dies accidentally at his Connecticut home, he leaves his property and all its contents to his trusted assistant, Tomasina Daulair, who is moved by his generosity but dismayed by the complicated and defiant directives in his will. Tommy knew Morty for more than four decades, since meeting him in a Manhattan playground when she was twelve and he was working on sketches for the book that would make him a star. By the end of his increasingly reclusive life, she found herself living in his house as confidante and helpmeet, witness not just to his daily routines but to the emotional fallout of his strange boyhood and his volatile relationship with a lover who died of AIDS. Now Tommy must try to honor Morty's last wishes while grappling with their effects on several people, including Dani Daulair, her estranged brother; Meredith Galarza, the lonely, outraged museum curator to whom Lear once promised his artistic estate; and Nicholas Greene, the beguiling British actor cast to play Mort Lear in a movie.

When the actor arrives for the visit he had previously arranged with the man he is to portray, he and Tommy are compelled to look more closely at Morty's past and the consequences of the choices they now face, both separately and together. Morty, as it turns out, made a confession to Greene that undermines much of what Tommy believed she knew about her bossâ€”and about herself. As she contemplates a future without him, her unlikely alliance with Greeneâ€”and the loyalty they share toward the man whose legacy they hold in their handsâ€”will lead to surprising upheavals in their wider relationships, their careers, and even their search for love.
Country USA
Brand Pantheon
Manufacturer Pantheon
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-06-13
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781101870365

Country	USA
Brand	Pantheon
Manufacturer	Pantheon
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2017-06-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781101870365

A House Among the Trees: A Novel

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