The Humble Lover (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781639730889)

From National Book Award-honored author Edmund White, a wildly hilarious and irreverent novel about a rich older man who falls in love with a young ballerino.

Aldwych West, an eighty-year-old modern-day aristocrat living alone in his Manhattan townhouse, is used to having what he wants. And when he sets eyes on August Dupond, a strong, stunningly beautiful soloist in the New York City Ballet, he decides he must have him. Soon they strike up a closeness that falls between the blurry lines of friendship, sponsorship, and love, and August moves in with Aldwych. But eventually August starts bringing home other men, and a formidable woman in Aldwych's circle named Ernestine also takes a deep interest in the young, enchanting star. Messy entanglements and fierce rivalries ensue, and the result is an unforgettable, outrageous tragicomedy that explores the many layers of love and sexual desire as only Edmund White can.

Author: Edmund White
ISBN-10: 1639730885
ISBN-13: 9781639730889
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2023
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2022 pg. 5
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2023
Booklist 03/01/2023 pg. 25
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Library Journal 06/02/2023 pg. 1
BookPage 05/01/2023