Julius T. Downer has lost his job at a prestigious Wall Street firm, his lovely girlfriend who has run off with his best friend, and his shoebox of an apartment where he and his girlfriend have been locked up in Pandemic-stricken New York City during COVID. Without much money left, he has little choice but to dump it all and relocate to Albany, New York, where he lives hand-to-mouth at a Motel 6. Demoralized, Downer knows he must get on his feet. He ventures to the most cosmopolitan street in Albany, which is Lark Street, hoping to find another girlfriend similar to the one who just abandoned him and also hoping to have a little fun before he searches for another job. Instead, he finds an antagonistic and unwelcoming crowd who snub him at every turn. The only ones who welcome him in are those he terms as “freaks.” These are the homeless, the drunks, the addicts, and the sex workers on Lark Street. But his downward slide is mitigated by an outsider artist who takes up residence in one of the few coffee shops that are established there. With the help of this outsider artist and his group of “freakish” friends, Julius T. Downer finds that he has a special supernatural ability when it comes to viewing art. And Downer enters Albany already hating artists and everything about them. But after finding that he has this new ability bestowed upon him by this outsider artist, he finds that his new relationship to art and the art world around him can help many people who are suffering and struggling through their own lives. Downer finds a new path to follow with the understanding that he is just a “freak” himself.
Details
Publication date
January 04,2024
Language
English
ISBN
(Paperback)
979-8-89174-250-5 (E-BOOK)
Genre
Contemporary
Specifications
Pages
274
Interior Color
Black and White
Book Size
6.000" x 9.000" (229mm x 152mm)
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A great novel. Harvey has done again.
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Yahya
Jan 27, 2024
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