The Great Believers
A Novel
Rebecca Makkai
Traverse Chicago's bustling art scene in the 80s with gallery development director, Yale Tishman, as he navigates a flourishing career and the devastating effects of the AIDS epidemic on his friends, leaving him with only Nico's little sister, Fiona. Fast-forward thirty years to present-day Paris, where Fiona is searching for her estranged daughter who is in a cult, all while grappling with the ways AIDS has affected her life. The two stories intertwine in a heart-wrenching tale of tragedy, loss, and the search for goodness amidst chaos. This critically acclaimed novel is a must-read for any book lover.
Publish Date
2019-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
2019-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2018
Goodreads Rating
4.28
ISBN
9780735223530
Categories
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2019-04-28T20:05:25.000Z
A post #SNP19 book recommendation - this by @rebeccamakkai is brilliant. Set in mid 1980s Chicago and modern day Paris, it’s a very moving story about the devastation of the AIDS crisis. – source2019-02-20T19:28:20.000Z
I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney – source2020-07-29T00:57:06.000Z
@DHeiligman @unlikelybkstore @rebeccamakkai I LOVED that book. Reading @britrbennett's The Vanishing Half and it's amazing. So was The Mothers. – source