Newman, Nathan - How to Leave the House

How to Leave the House

Author: Nathan Newman

Genre: Literary Fiction, Adult

Pages: 300

Publisher: Abacus Books

Release Date: February 22, 2025

Format: Paperback

Size (in cm): 19.7 (height) x 12.7 (width) x 1.8 (depth)

ISBN: 9780349145655

Synopsis:

It's Natwest's last day before he leaves for university, and there's only one thing on his mind: the deeply embarrassing package he ordered to his house - which still hasn't arrived. He won't leave town without it. Any alternative is too distressing to consider ...

This is the story of twenty-four hours in the life of Natwest, and his small-town odyssey in pursuit of the missing package. And yet it's also the story of a middle-aged dentist who dreams of being a respected artist - but the only thing he can seem to paint is the human mouth. And it's the story of a tortured imam involved in a quasi-romantic entanglement with the local vicar; and an octogenarian mourning the death of her secretive husband; and a troubled teenager whose nudes have leaked on the internet. It's the story of Natwest's obnoxious ex-boyfriend, and his class-traitor mother and her childhood boyfriend, and the life-changing secrets he knows about Natwest's past.

Alternating between Natwest's idiosyncratic inner world and the perspectives of the other characters - and dazzling in its energy, imagination and originality - this is an outrageously funny and tenderly moving story about being connected to everyone and everything at all times; about love, friendship, and the lies we tell ourselves; about unhappy endings, happy endings - and whether anything really is as simple as one or the other.

LGBT Themes:

• Achillean

Relevant Tags:

Fiction, Contemporary, LGBT, Queer, Literary Fiction, Achillean, Gay, Humor, Adult, Adult Fiction