Henry Henry Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance strike a bargain with a

strike a bargain with a fire demon

he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city's incessant rhythms

who has often thought the same--and worse--in the years since his wife died and his young son disappeared

a ground of gladness and singing

Henry Henry Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance strike a bargain with a"Bratton's electric debut novel transforms Shakespeare into a modern, queer drama that's as bawdy as it's sharp." Hugh Ryan, The New York Times LAUGH NOW. CRY LATER. "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