Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett #literature attempting not to order tripe

attempting not to order tripe and eyeballs in a German restaurant or window-shopping in the sex shops of the Reeperbahn

as long as I am living

he opens up windows onto a world buzzing with news from faraway

and eternity has begun

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett #literature attempting not to order tripeA mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generation. At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when