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A finely detected, wry communal satire occur Philadelphia during the period of an individual day, this soaring debut book paints a moving family portrait of a family group at a turning point. Leopold Portman, a IT manager a few years out of school, dreams of settling down in Philly's bucolic suburbs and starting a family group along with his fiancé, Nora. A accomplished vocalist in mourning on her behalf mom, Nora has forgotten a appealing opera career and miracles what her destiny holds. Her best friend, Stephen, Leopold's brother, dithers in his seventh calendar year of graduate institution and privately questions Leo and Nora's relationship. On June 16, 2004, the three are helped bring together - first for a funeral, then for an total annual Bloomsday get together. As the long-simmering tensions between them come to a mind, they are forced to confront the options of the pasts and their desires for future years. Clever, lyrical, and frequently entertaining, The Sixteenth of June is a feat of storytelling and a distinct depiction of modern American family life. It delves in to the tensions and allegiances of friendships, the murky doubt of early adulthood, and the yearning to belong. This remarkable book offers a nod to James Joyce's celebrated basic, Ulysses, which is about the secrets we keep and the measures we'll go to for acceptance and love.
