Brendan Mathews crafts resonant narratives that delve into the intricate tapestry of family dynamics and the enduring impact of personal tragedy. His distinctive prose is marked by a keen psychological insight and an elegant precision, bringing his characters and their inner lives vividly to the page. Mathews explores profound themes of guilt, redemption, and the search for meaning, often grounding his stories in the evocative atmosphere of the American landscape. His work is celebrated for its emotional depth and its poignant capture of the human condition.
The debut story collection by a rising star who has been compared to Michael Chabon, E. L. Doctorow, and Dennis Lehane, and whose novel The World of Tomorrow, 'a big, expressive debut' (Wall Street Journal), was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 20 Must-Read Books of the Fall.
Three brothers caught up in a whirlwind week of love, blackmail, and betrayal that culminates in an assassination plot, set against the dramatic backdrop of 1930s New York.