"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit
They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia
awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed
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Palaver: A Novel by Brian Washington fiction "In a hole in theIn Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor, drinking his nights away with friends at a gay bar. Hes entangled in a sexual relationship with a married man, and while he has built a chosen family in Japan, he is estranged from his family in Houston, particularly his mother, whose preference for the sons oft troubled homophobic brother, Chris, pushed him to leave home. Then, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ten years since theyve last seen each