A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life
Paperback, Published in 2015
736 pages
Picador
Fair condition (slight folds on corners)

"Friendship was witnessing another’s slow drip of miseries, and long bouts of boredom, and occasional triumphs. It was feeling honoured by the privilege of getting to be present for another person’s most dismal moments, and knowing that you could be dismal around him in return."

Four friends down and out, all facing respective crossroads, lean on their friendship and shared ambitions. A friendship group of painters, actors, architects and budding lawyers. At the centre of the story's gravity, is Jude, the enigmatic, brilliant but withdrawn and reserved friend. As the years go by, the relationships deepen, they shatter and Jude himself has to face his unspeakable childhood and traumas by those who love him.