Henry Henry: ‘Needs to be read right now’ Brandon Taylor Bratton, Allen Summary Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere…It’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. Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere…It’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. Everything 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. The House of Lancaster will never be the same. Crackling with intelligence and wit, Henry Henry 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. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 336 pages · Hardcover By Bratton, Allen Details ISBN: 9781787334595 Author: Bratton, Allen Format: Hardcover Pages: 336 Language: English Publication date: 2 May 2024 Condition: New About the authors Bratton, Allen and Allen Bratton · Publisher: Jonathan Cape More about this book Reviews Elegant and blisteringly funny, Henry Henry is a brilliant recasting of Shakespeare's history plays for the modern era - for fans of Alan Hollinghurst, Evelyn Waugh and Saltburn.
