Meg Howrey

"They're Going to Love You is my idea of a perfect book. It is about art, life, death, love, and family and it is beautifully and sharply written. I cried several times while reading it, and was sorry to let it go when I was done. I cannot recommend it enough." --Jami Attenberg A magnetic tale of betrayal, art, and ambition, set in the world of professional ballet, New York City during the AIDS crisis, and present-day Los Angeles Carlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer just like her mother, Isabel, a former Balanchine ballerina. Since they live in Ohio, she only gets to see her father Robert for a few precious weeks a year when she visits Greenwich Village, where he lives in an enchanting apartment on Bank Street with his partner, James. Brilliant but troubled, James gives Carlisle an education in all that he holds dear in life--literature, music, and most of all, dance. Seduced by the heady pull of mentorship and the sophistication of their lives, Carlisle's aspiration to become a dancer herself blooms, born of her desire to be asked to stay at Bank Street, to be included in Robert and James' world even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life, causing her to see with new eyes how her younger self has informed the woman she's become. They're Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist in America, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love.

A Novel

They're Going to Love You

"In an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves. In four years Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshi Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov must prove they're the crew for the job by spending seventeen months in the most realistic simulation ever created. Retired from NASA, Helen had not trained for irrelevance. It is nobody's fault that the best of her exists in space, but her daughter can't help placing blame. The MarsNOW mission is Helen's last chance to return to the only place she's ever truly felt at home. For Yoshi, it's an opportunity to prove himself worthy of the wife he has loved absolutely, if not quite rightly. Sergei is willing to spend seventeen months in a tin can if it means travelling to Mars. He will at least be tested past the point of exhaustion, and this is the example he will set for his sons. As the days turn into months the line between what is real and unreal becomes blurred, and the astronauts learn that the complications of inner space are no less fraught than those of outer space."--

The Wanderers

Kate is conflicted after she is offered her sister Gwen's starring role in a ballet, especially since her jealously prevented her from seeing the signs of the mental breakdown that made Gwen lose the role. Original. By the author of Blind Sight.

The Cranes Dance

Follows the experiences of a prospective college student who visits Los Angeles to meet the actor father he never knew, an encounter that introduces him to the gritty realities of show business and leads to a shattering revelation.

Blind Sight

'My idea of a perfect book ... I cannot recommend it enough.' Jami Attenberg 'Pitch perfect poignancy' Kirkus 'Compelling and captivating, I was unable to put it down.' Lisa Harding Carlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her mother Isabel. She only gets to see her father Robert, and his brilliant but troubled partner James, for a few precious weeks a year when she visits their enchanted apartment in Greenwich Village. James educates her in all that he holds dear in life: literature, music, and most of all, dance. As the years go by, Carlisle is desperate to be asked to stay permanently, even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life . . . They're Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love. Praise for Meg Howrey 'Phenomenal' Ruth Ozeki 'Elegant, thoughtful, gorgeously written' Charles Yu 'A brilliant writer' J. Ryan Stradal 'Finely tuned and funny' Jonathan Lee 'Thought-provoking and entertaining' Publishers Weekly 'Breathtakingly honest and incredibly beautiful' Newsweek 'The literary sensitivity of Ann Patchett' Booklist

Elegante en diep ontroerende roman over kunst, leven en liefde 1983: Carlisle Martin brengt zoals ieder jaar slechts een paar dierbare weken door bij haar vader en zijn partner James op Bank Street in New York. James, briljant maar labiel, leert Carlisle alles wat hij belangrijk vindt over het leven, literatuur, muziek, en vooral: dans. Carlisle wil niets liever dan deel uitmaken van deze wereld, en ze kiest voor een professionele balletcarrière. Maar een hevige liefdesaffaire veroorzaakt een breuk in de familie. Negentien jaar later krijgt Carlisle een telefoontje dat haar terugvoert naar deze alles beslissende zomer, en naar haar jongere zelf. Bank Street is een onvergetelijke en diep ontroerende roman over wat we kunnen vergeven, en over de prijs die we bereid zijn te betalen voor ambitie, en voor de liefde. 'Prachtig. Howrey, een voormalig ballerina, blijkt een briljante choreograaf van deze roman.' NYT Book Review 'Een adembenemend familieverhaal over vervreemding, spijt en verlangen.' Publisher's Weekly 'Een ontroerend verhaal over dromen, desillusie en het harde werk van het vormen van je identiteit.' People Magazine

Bank Street

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE • A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK • A gripping novel set in the world of professional ballet, New York City during the AIDS crisis, and present-day Los Angeles. • "Beautiful...Howrey, a former dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, proves herself a talented choreographer in her own right...[A] finger-trap puzzle of a plot."—New York Times Book Review “They’re Going to Love You is my idea of a perfect book. It is about art, life, death, love, and family and it is beautifully and sharply written. I cried several times while reading it, and was sorry to let it go when I was done. I cannot recommend it enough.” —Jami Attenberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins and All This Could Be Yours Throughout her childhood, Carlisle Martin got to see her father, Robert, for only a few precious weeks a year when she visited the brownstone apartment in Greenwich Village he shared with his partner, James. Brilliant but troubled, James gave Carlisle an education in all that he held dear in life—literature, music, and, most of all, dance. Seduced by the heady pull of mentorship and hoping to follow in the footsteps of her mother—a former Balanchine ballerina—Carlisle’s aspiration to become a professional ballet dancer bloomed. But above all else, she longed to be asked to stay at the house on Bank Street, to be a part of Robert and James’s sophisticated world, even as the AIDS crisis brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair created a rift between the family, with shattering consequences that reverberated for decades to come. Nineteen years later, when Carlisle receives a phone call that unravels the events of that fateful summer, she sees with new eyes how her younger self has informed the woman she’s become. They’re Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist in America, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love.

'My idea of a perfect book ... I cannot recommend it enough.' Jami Attenberg'Pitch perfect poignancy' Kirkus 'Compelling and captivating, I was unable to put it down.' Lisa HardingCarlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her mother Isabel. She only gets to see her father Robert, and his brilliant but troubled partner James, for a few precious weeks a year when she visits their enchanted apartment in Greenwich Village. James educates her in all that he holds dear in life: literature, music, and most of all, dance. As the years go by, Carlisle is desperate to be asked to stay permanently, even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life . . . They're Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love.Praise for Meg Howrey'Phenomenal' Ruth Ozeki'Elegant, thoughtful, gorgeously written' Charles Yu'A brilliant writer' J. Ryan Stradal'Finely tuned and funny' Jonathan Lee'Thought-provoking and entertaining' Publishers Weekly 'Breathtakingly honest and incredibly beautiful' Newsweek'The literary sensitivity of Ann Patchett' Booklist

'My idea of a perfect book ... I cannot recommend it enough.' Jami Attenberg'A luminous chronicle of betrayal, sacrifice and creative ambition.' The Observer'Compelling and captivating, I was unable to put it down.' Lisa HardingCarlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her mother Isabel. She only gets to see her father Robert, and his brilliant but troubled partner James, for a few precious weeks a year when she visits their enchanted apartment in Greenwich Village. James educates her in all that he holds dear in life: literature, music, and most of all, dance. As the years go by, Carlisle is desperate to be asked to stay permanently, even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life . . .They're Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love.Praise for Meg Howrey'Phenomenal' Ruth Ozeki'Elegant, thoughtful, gorgeously written' Charles Yu'A brilliant writer' J. Ryan Stradal'Finely tuned and funny' Jonathan Lee'Thought-provoking and entertaining' Publishers Weekly'Breathtakingly honest and incredibly beautiful' Newsweek'The literary sensitivity of Ann Patchett' Booklist

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