Description
In 1985, Yale Tishman, who oversees gallery acquisitions, pulls off an extraordinary coup by bringing an exceptional collection of paintings to Chicago. While his career flourishes, an AIDS epidemic spreads around him. His friends die one after another, and after the funeral of his friend Nico, the threat reaches Yale himself. Soon, all he has left is Fiona, Nico’s younger sister. Thirty years later, Fiona searches for her daughter in Paris after she disappears into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a celebrated photographer who documented the epidemic in Chicago, she finally comes to terms with how the AIDS crisis affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The interwoven stories of Yale and Fiona lead through the tragedy of the 1980s and the chaos of the contemporary world, as the two protagonists of this acclaimed novel try to find goodness and forgiveness amid catastrophe.
Information
Author: Makkai Rebecca
Language: Czech
Publication date: March 18, 2026
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství Paseka s.r.o.
Genres: Novels, Books, Fiction, World fiction
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 470
ISBN/EAN: 9788076376021