Description
A college professor in Joshua Tree is left reeling when his husband vanishes in the middle of an ordinary night—stepping into a mysterious beam of light and disappearing without explanation. As grief collides with the strange new rules of his life, he’s forced to ask what “staying” really means: waiting, reinventing, or finally choosing a future that doesn’t include the person who once anchored him. With Steven Rowley’s signature blend of resonant wit and heartache-flavored comedy, the story threads together love, loneliness, and the unsettling ways we can become strangers to the lives we thought we knew. Surrounded by suspicious neighbors, unsettling questions, and a growing sense that he may not be as innocent as he believes, Jesse must navigate both an emotional conspiracy and the practical chaos of starting over. Ultimately, this is an epic, intimate exploration of attachment and autonomy—of how two people can be pulled into the same orbit, and what happens when the gravity changes.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin
Published May 19, 2026
369 pages
ISBN: 9780593851517
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Take Me with You by Steven Rowley.