The Millwrights Son

It is 1990, Seattle is booming and
the AIDS epidemic rages. Avery
Willard, a divorced commercial
real estate broker at the peak
of his career keeps his awareness
of others, and himself, locked
down. When the consequences
of his adolescent behavior snap
the lock he is forced to confront
his contradictions and awakening
consciousness. This fast moving yet
character driven novel centers on
relationships among men: personal,
professional, and most poignantly,
between four generations of
fathers and sons. It is also about
men and women, power and sex,
and money. As Avery struggles
with his demons the mood is dark,
but humor and insight never fail to
illuminate this story about mens
humanity, and the empathy and
compassion they cloak from others,
and themselves.