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The author would like to thank Lynn Nesbit, Judy Clain, Anna de la Rosa, Reagan Arthur, Nia Howard, Stacey Parshall Jensen, Shadae Mallory, Tracy Roe, Lee Boudreaux, Daniel Handler, Julie Orringer, Ayelet Waldman, the Westleys, David Ross, Priscilla Gillman, and Claudia Fieger, as well as his family, including Elagene Trostle and nephews Arlo and Mack, who he thinks will enjoy being in a book. Thanks to the Guggenheim Foundation for the grant that allowed for all the RV rentals. This novel was begun at the MacDowell Colony, written at the Santa Maddalena Foundation, and finished at Civitella Ranieri. Special thanks to Quo the dog, who was steadfast, and to Enrico Rotelli, who always is. In memory of beloved Olive the pug (2006–2022). The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. Copyright © 2022 by Andrew Sean Greer Cover design by Julianna Lee Cover illustration by Leo Espinosa Cover copyright © 2022 by Hachette Book Group, Inc. Hachette Book Group supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 littlebrown.com facebook.com/LittleBrownandCompany twitter.com/LittleBrown First ebook edition: September 2022 Little, Brown and Company is a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The Little, Brown name and logo are trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. The Hachette Speakers Bureau provides a wide range of authors for speaking events. To find out more, go to hachettespeakersbureau.com or call (866) 376-6591. Illustrations by Lilli Carré ISBN 9780316267960 E3-20220524-NF-DA-ORI Table of Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Sunset Southwest Southeast Sunrise Discover More About the Author Also by Andrew Sean Greer For William Greer, my wonderful father And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for. —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick Explore book giveaways, sneak peeks, deals, and more. Tap here to learn more. Sunset LESS should have known, at the clinic a few weeks before, that his relationship was in some trouble. It was an ordinary blood draw for an ordinary medical checkup, the kind a man over fifty must submit to once a year in America. The bell jingled as he opened the clinic door, then jingled again as he failed to close it, then jingled again. And again. “Sorry!” he shouted to the empty waiting room, its only inhabitants a clipboard, a watercooler, and a fan of gossip magazines in absurd hues. But look at Less: A sweatshirt as bright as a highlighter, a little Marseillais fisherman’s hat. Let’s not anyone here call anyone else absurd.
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