![]() ![]() Her attachment to Nico’s circle has repercussions that echo decades later, as explored in the novel’s second storyline, set in 2015, which finds Fiona searching for her estranged daughter and staying with Richard, now a world-famous photographer living in Paris.Īs is true of many novels with parallel narratives, one storyline initially seems more compelling than the other. Also present is Nico’s fiercely loyal sister, Fiona. His friends have organized an unofficial wake at the home of local photographer Richard Campo, where gatherers include Yale Tishman, a development director at a university art gallery, and his partner Charlie Keene, editor and owner of the local gay newspaper. Nico Marcus has died from AIDS-related illnesses, and his parents have banned his partner and friends from attending the funeral. Her ambitious new novel, The Great Believers, is a change of pace, exploring the effects of the AIDS epidemic on the gay community in Chicago. ![]() ![]() Rebecca Makkai is a skilled and versatile writer whose work often contains a quietly comic edge. ![]()
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