
A big, funny, engaging, unsentimental and sometimes even wise book...Delightful."--New York Post
Author of Lookaway, Lookaway

Dreaming of becoming an actor, Gil Freeman leaves the Midwest for the bright lights of New York, and, over the next decade, his life takes some unexpected directions, culminating in his meeting with Emma Gennaro.


First published in 1989, the first novel from the author of Gospel. Gil Freeman dreams of leaving the Midwest, going to New York, and becoming a famous actor. Full of sharp, often acid, character sketches, memorable scenes, alternately touching and uproariously funny, that linger...

Dreaming of becoming an actor, Gil Freeman leaves the Midwest for the bright lights of New York, and, over the next decade, his life takes some unexpected directions, culminating in his meeting with Emma Gennaro.

