{"product_id":"henry-henry-9781961884021","title":"Henry Henry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bratton's electric debut novel transforms Shakespeare into a modern, queer drama that's as bawdy as it's sharp.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eHugh Ryan, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAUGH NOW. CRY LATER. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere...\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's London, 2014, and Hal Lancaster, son and heir of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, is in a holding pattern: his mother is dead, his father is dying or remarrying or both, his siblings are fighting, his internship is pointless, and nobody will leave him alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything is as it should be and yet nothing is right. Over the course of a year of partying, drinking, and flirting to dubious consequence, Hal is tested by brutal family legacies, Catholic guilt, and the terrifying possibility of being loved. All of which is complicated by a pattern of abuse that threatens to chase Hal into adulthood. The House of Lancaster will never be the same. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrackling with intelligence and wit, \u003ci\u003eHenry Henry\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant recasting of the Henriad in which Hal Lancaster is a queer protagonist for a new era. Allen Bratton arrives as a successor to Waugh and St. Aubyn with this lush, stylish novel of family, legacy, and what it means to be alive today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBratton, Allen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAllen Bratton\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He's since spent time in West Texas, New York City, London, Vancouver, and Dublin. \u003ci\u003eHenry Henry\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.","brand":"Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576529752338,"sku":"9781961884021","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21a223a7-53fa-4b3b-bb25-5349626a44e0.jpg?v=1747214272","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/henry-henry-9781961884021","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}