In Tongues - Thomas Grattan
Category: Political
Tags: Political, Historical Fiction, Gay, Adults
Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins, Its 2001, and twenty-four-year-old Gordonhandsome, sensitive, and eager for directiontakes a bus from Minnesota to New York City because its the only place for a young gay man to go. As he begins to settle into the citys punishing rhythm, he gets a job walking rich Manhattanites dogs. But it isnt until he stumbles into the West Village brownstone of two of his clients, the powerful gallery owners Phillip and Nicola, that Gordon learns how much the world has hidden from himand what hes capable of doing in order to get it for himself., A lush, heart-quickening novel about family and art, sex and class, and the terror of self-discovery, Thomas Grattans In Tongues chronicles Gordons perilous pursuit of belonging from the Midwest to New York and, later, to Europe and Mexico City. As he floats further into Phillip and Nicolas exclusive universe, and as lines blur between employee, muse, lover, and mentor, Gordons charm, manipulation, and growing ambition begin to e
