Town & Country: A Novel

ISBN: 1668086891

Author: Schaefer, Brian

Condition: New

A 2025 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: Town & Country LGBTQReads Kirkus ReviewsRefreshingly thoughtful...Town & Country is never short of engaging. -The Washington PostA big-hearted and true (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize winner) debut novel set in a small rural town amid a congressional race that forces the candidates, their families, and a clique of gay second homeowners to confront lies, betrayals and shifting allegiances.The trendy rural town of Griffin has become a popular destination for weekenders and the citys second homeowners, but now a congressional race in this swing district is highlighting tensions between life-long residents and new arrivals. The campaign pits local pub owner and town supervisor Chip Riley against the wealthy young carpetbagger Paul Banks, challenging the social and political loyalties of their families and friends with lasting repercussions.Diane Riley, Chips wife, is a religiously devout real estate agent who feels conflicted about selling second homes-including to Paul and his much older husband, Stan. Their elder son, Joe, is grieving the recent overdose death of his best friend and spiraling into drugs himself, while their younger son, Will, is a newly out college student seduced by the decadent lifestyle of Pauls circle.Meanwhile, Stan Banks uses the race to give purpose to the pain of losing a loved one to AIDS, even as he begins to doubt Pauls readiness for office. And within their growing fraternity of city transplants, Eric Larimer finds unexpected connection with a local farmer that opens his eyes to the regions complexity as Leon Rogers, still reeling from a divorce, becomes increasingly desperate to infiltrate the Bankss exclusive crew.Spanning six months from Memorial Day to Election Day, Town & Country paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a community in flux. For readers of Fredrick Backman and Jen Beagin, this powerful and extremely well-written book (Colum McCann, National Book Award winner) asks the essential and timeless questions: What makes a home, and what do we owe our neighbors?