Lonesome Lies Before Us A Novel [Hardcover]

IfMr. Lee plucks familiar chords with a sure hand, glancing on themes of grief, jealousy and second chances . . . But what really stamps this book on the heart is Yadins vulnerable spiritual journey from loneliness toward something like grace.In Don Lees wonderfully lyrical novel, all sorts of beautiful losers love and leave, burn out and fade away, try to make something out of nothing, and drift apart even as they come together. There is faded glory here, makingA master of detail and understatement, Don Lee explores the inner solitude of his characters like a spelunker in a massive cave, revealing beauty with a single piercing light.What I love about Don Lees work is its intelligence. This novel is about what we gain when we relinquish the unachievable; its a unique love song in a minor key.We think the world is explored, discovered until we read an account such as Don LeesLike a great country song,Burning with courage and frighteningly wise,With wit and humor, Lee pens a touching meditation on the obstacles, hindrances, and snags one encounters in the pursuit of being an artist.?A contemporary ballad of heartbreak, failure, and unquenchable longing, this novel presents Don Lee at his best.