After The Parade: A Novel

"A man named Aaron leaves his longtime partner to move to San Francisco and begin a new life as a teacher of English as a second language — while confronting the dark corners of his Midwestern childhood, including his father’s abuse and sudden death. After the Parade is a sprawling, hefty narrative — deeply sad and profoundly moving — and its prose is like a second protagonist: Vibrant, living and practically lifting off the page."