![]() His precarious condition might have been called hysteria, in a story often told about a woman at this period, so it’s an interesting twist to have it from a male perspective.Īlthough the man’s dilemma is a familiar one, it was nicely done and I enjoyed this part of To Paradise. The protagonist lives with his grandfather, cosseted but controlled, in a Washington Square mansion. ![]() In this version of history, New York is an independent state, and people are free to marry others of their own sex. ![]() A privileged but lonely young man, troubled by illness, is trying to choose between two potential suitors – one representing security and respectability, the other danger and passion. It begins in 1893, in a subtly altered New York. To Paradise tells three stories of a family, each a hundred years apart. I loved A Little Life so I was looking forward to getting to grips with another big book by Hanya Yanagihara. ![]()
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