Middle spoon

"The narrator of Middle Spoon appears to be living the dream: He has a doting husband, two precocious children, all the comforts of a quiet bourgeois life - and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties. But when his boyfriend abruptly dumps him, he spirals in...

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Main Author: Varela, Alejandro, 1979- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2025.
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Summary:"The narrator of Middle Spoon appears to be living the dream: He has a doting husband, two precocious children, all the comforts of a quiet bourgeois life - and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties. But when his boyfriend abruptly dumps him, he spirals into heartbreak for the first time and must confront a world still struggling to understand polyamorous relationships. Faced with the judgment of friends and the sting of rejection, he's left to wonder if sharing a life with both his family and his lover could ever truly be possible"--
Physical Description:321 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780593835173
0593835174
Author Notes:Alejandro Varela 's (he/him) debut novel, The Town of Babylon , was a finalist for the National Book Award. His short story collection, The People Who Report More Stress , was one of Publishers Weekly 's best works of fiction in 2023, a finalist for the International Latino Book Awards, and longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the Story Prize, and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Varela, who is based in New York, is an editor-at-large of Apogee Journal and holds a master's in public health from the University of Washington.