After the parade

By Lori Ostlund

Subjects: Dysfunctional families, Gay men, Middle-aged gay men, Outcasts, Fiction, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, lgbtq+, gay, Mothers and sons, Gay men, fiction, San francisco (calif.), fiction, Social isolation, Life change events, Autobiographical memory, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, family life, general, Mothers and sons, fiction

Description: After leaving his partner in New Mexico to start a new life in San Francisco, ESL teacher Aaron Englund seeks closure from a rejection-marked childhood and his own questionable choices by exploring his relationships with fellow misfits in his youth.