This month\, join us for an inspiring disc ussion on Mothers and sons : a novel by Adam Haslet t. \;
\nA mother and son\, estranged but yearning for reunio n\, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart for decades in this highly anticipated novel by "one of the country's most talented writ ers" (Wall Street Journal​)
\nAt forty\, Peter\, an asylum la wyer in New York City\, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days imm ersed in the struggles of his clients only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. Bu t when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness\, the e vent that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him.
\nAn n\, his mother\, who runs a women's retreat center she founded after leavi ng his father\, is wounded by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes th e world she has built. She long ago banished from her mind the decision th at divided her from her son. But as Peter&rsquo\;s case plunges him furthe r into the memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life forever\, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore t hem apart.
\nWith unsurpassed emotional depth\, \;Mothers and So ns \;reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and what m ight be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel\, Adam Haslet t \;demonstrates yet again his mastery of &ldquo\;a rich assortment of literary gifts&rdquo\; (New York Times).
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