Book Description
In novel form, a contemporary alt-country ballad of heartbreak, failure, love, and unquenchable yearning
Drawn to the music of indie singer-songwriters like Will Johnson, who helped shape the lyrics in this book, Don Lee has written a novel that unforgettably captures America’s yearnings.
Yadin Park is a talented alt-country musician whose career floundered—first doomed by his homely looks and lack of stage presence, then by a progressive hearing disorder. His girlfriend, Jeanette Matsuda, might have been a professional photographer, but for a devastating heartbreak in her teens. Now Yadin works for Jeanette’s father’s carpet-laying company in California, while Jeanette cleans rooms at a local resort.
When Yadin’s former lover and musical partner, the celebrated Mallory Wicks, comes back into his life, all their most private hopes and dreams are exposed, their secret fantasies about love and success put to the test. Beautifully sad and laced with dark humor, Lonesome Lies Before Us is a profound, heartfelt romance, a soulful and memorable song.