Daphne suffers from a rare medical condition, her body shuts down when she feels strong emotions. As a result she has built strong walls between herself and the world, avoiding passion, anger, disappointment and surprise. But when she meets Ollie, who seems to see through her armour, who seems to want to know the real Daphne, her carefully built defences begin to crumble.
Will Boast's long-anticipated first novel is an "outrightmarvelous debut [that] breathes fresh vigorinto timeless questions of love and risk" (Lauravan den Berg). Born with a rare condition in which she suffersdegrees of paralysis when faced with intense emotion, Daphnehas had few close friends and fewer lovers. Like her mythicnamesake, one touch can freeze her. But when Daphne meetsshy, charming Ollie, her well-honed defenses falter, and she'...
In his first novel, bestselling and Rome Prize-winning author Boast reimagines the myth of Daphne and Apollo--a gripping and tender modern fable that explores both self-determination and the perpetual fight between love and safety.over.
Having already lost his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-old Will Boast finds himself absolutely alone when his father dies of alcoholism. Numbly settling the matters of his father's estate, Boast is deep inside his grief when he stumbles upon documents revealing a secret his father had intended to keep: He'd had another family before Will's-a wife and two sons in England.
This revelation leads to a flood of new questions. Did his fat...
Real musicians don't sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The ten linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to the working musician. By turns melancholy and hilarious, it is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music...
For Will Boast, what looked like the end turned out to be a new beginning. After losing his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-old Boast finds himself absolutely alone when his father dies of alcoholism. Numbly settling the matters of his father's estate, Boast stumbles upon documents revealing a closely guarded secret his father had meant to keep: he'd had another family entirely, a wife and two sons.
Setting out to find his half-broth...
