Oliver Loving
"An exquisitely moving novel of sorrow, love, and the miracle of human connections." Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire
One warm night Oliver Loving joins his classmates at the annual
school dance, hoping for a glimpse of the girl he's long been in
love with. But as music fills the…
One warm night Oliver Loving joins his classmates at the annual
school dance, hoping for a glimpse of the girl he's long been in
love with. But as music fills the gymnasium and students timidly
approach the dancefloor, a young man enters with a gun, leaving
five people dead and Oliver in a coma. A decade later, Oliver remains in limbo, wordless and paralyzed.
His brother has long since fled. His father has turned to drink in
the Texan desert. His town has withered, its people unable to
forget. Only his mother, buoyed by the result of fresh neurological
tests, holds onto the unshakeable hope that Oliver will soon wake
up, and finally answer the questions that have slept with him for
ten long years.
