Best Boy: A Novel

Best Boy: A Novel

New York Times Editor's Choice
People Magazine Pick of the Week
A Washington Post Notable Book of 2015
Library Journal Top Ten Books of 2015
BookPage Top Five Books of 2015

"Raw and beautiful. . . . What rises and shines from the page is Todd Aaron, a hero of such singular character and clear spirit that you will follow him anywhere. You wonâ€™t just root for him, you will fight and push and pray for him to wrest control of his future. You will read this book in one sitting or maybe two, and, I promise, you will miss this man deeply when you are done.â€â€•Ann Bauer, Washington Post
Sent to a â€œtherapeutic communityâ€ for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron, now in his fifties, is the â€œOld Foxâ€ of Payton LivingCenter. A joyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by the sudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injured roommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed new resident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds to feel â€œnormalâ€ again. Undone by these pressures, Todd attempts an escape to return â€œhomeâ€ to his younger brother and to a childhood that now inhabits only his dreams. Written astonishingly in the first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, Best Boyâ€•with its unforgettable portraits of Toddâ€™s beloved mother, whose sweet voice still sings from the grave, and a staffer named Raykene, who says that Todd â€œreflects the beauty of His creationâ€â€•is a piercing, achingly funny, finally shattering novel no reader can ever forget.

Country	USA
Author	Eli Gottlieb
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781631491924
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	163149192X
Label	Liveright
Manufacturer	Liveright
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	272
PublicationDate	2016-05-24
Publisher	Liveright
ReleaseDate	2016-05-24
Studio	Liveright

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