Description
On the night before a long-awaited Oregon coast vacation, Jack—an embittered former playwright still grieving a failed life—catches his husband, Randy, packing his mother’s urn, despite their agreement to keep the trip free of “parents.” What begins as a bid to reconnect quickly curdles as the coast’s beauty and small-town charm give way to a reality that feels bent out of shape, where encounters with locals—an overzealous Method actor, tantra-obsessed neighbors, and a child who may hear the dead—turn private pain into public spectacle. As Jack and Randy struggle to hold onto each other, envy, longing, and unresolved loss seep into every conversation, threatening both their marriage and their grip on what’s real. With sly, irreverent humor and a darkly lyrical edge, this novel explores grief, performance, and the uneasy question of what we carry when we say we’re ready to let go.
Available Editions
paperback
Catapult
Published Mar 3, 2026
321 pages
ISBN: 9781646222858
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First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Disappointment by Scott Broker.