{"product_id":"the-language-of-love-and-loss-isbn-9781496741257","title":"The Language of Love and Loss","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly returns to his New Hampshire hometown – and all the ghosts he left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of Andrew Sean Greer, Bryan Washington, and Jonathan Tropper will adore this outrageously funny, deeply touching, buoyant novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLeave Myself Behind.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs it turns out, you can go home again. But sometimes, you really, \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003edon’t want to . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHome, for Noah York, is Oakland, New Hampshire, the sleepy little town where Noah’s mother, Virginia, had a psychotic breakdown and Noah got beaten to a pulp as a teenager. Then there were the good times—and Noah’s not sure which ones are more painful to recall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow thirty-seven and eking out a living as an artist in Providence, Rhode Island, Noah looks much the same—and swears just as colorfully—as he did in high school. Virginia has become a wildly successful poet who made him the subject of her most famous poem, “The Lost Soul,” a label Noah will never live down. And J.D., the one who got away—because Noah stupidly drove him away—is in a loving marriage with a successful, attractive man whom Noah despises wholeheartedly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it any surprise Noah wishes he could ignore his mother’s summons to come visit?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Virginia has shattering news to deliver, and a request he can’t refuse. Soon, Noah will track down the sister and extended family he never knew existed, try to keep his kleptomaniac cousin out of jail, feud with a belligerent neighbor, confront J.D.’s jealous husband—and face J.D. himself, the ache from Noah’s past that never fades. . . . All the while, contending with his brilliant, unpredictable mother.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Bart Yates:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brimming with self-awareness and wit…This is a sequel fans of the original didn’t know they needed.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Love \u0026amp; Loss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Yates effectively captures the honest, sometimes silly, often tender interactions between his fragile characters.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eLeave Myself Behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The next Holden Caulfield… Bart Yates’ main character and narrator, Noah York, has Caulfield-style teenage authenticity. Noah’s voice is more than just honest or original; it’s real.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eLeave Myself Behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"In his assured debut, \u003ci\u003eLeave Myself Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, Bart Yates wrung bittersweet romance and wry humor out of brutal fag-bashing and family secrets. His sad, witty follow-up, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e, begins like a snappy beach read, but soon treads equally dark thematic waters. [Yates]... finds hard-won joy in hot-button issues. His compelling debut novel was no fluke.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“With \u003ci\u003eLeave Myself Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, Bart Yates gives us both the laugh-out-loud \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e refreshingly sincere coming-of-age story we’ve been missing all these years.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eInstinct Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“One of the strengths of Yates’s writing is his ability to work out complicated plot points and weave together the threads of the story in a dramatically effective manner.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBay Area Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eBrilliantly written and funny as hell.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEdge Boston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Absorbing. Brims with quiet intensity.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBart Yates\u003c\/b\u003e is the Alex Award-winning author of novels including \u003ci\u003eLeave Myself Behind, The Brothers Bishop, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Third Hill North of Town, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten as Noah Bly. He is also a musician, and plays clarinet, saxophone, and bass guitar. He lives in Iowa City, IA and can be found online at BartYates.com.","brand":"A John Scognamiglio Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302096556261,"sku":"NP9781496741257","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781496741257.jpg?v=1767740107","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-language-of-love-and-loss-isbn-9781496741257","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}