The Geography of Pluto by Christopher DiRaddo

He is also the author of The Family Way published by Vhicule Press. /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2fgeography-pluto2fauthor2fdiraddo-christopher2f&. He has played an active role in Quebec’s literary community for over two decades.

Montreal Review of Books About the Author Christopher DiRaddo lives in Montreal where he is the founder and host of the Violet Hour LGBTQ reading series. Christopher DiRaddo (he/him) is the author of the novels The Family Way and The Geography of Pluto. The lucidity of the remembered scene is so profound that it flings him out into yet another recollection as vivid as the first. until hes suddenly catapulted into the past, recalling a moment of discovery, intimacy, or regret. Picture a young man watching TV in his mothers humble Plateau apartment, or marking high school geography exams. Review Quotes The books crystalline prose makes for an incredibly smooth read but the most impressive technical accomplishment is the timeline. In The Geography of Pluto, Christopher DiRaddo perfectly captures the ebb and flow of life through the insightful, exciting, and often playful story of a young mans day-to-day struggle with uncertainty. Having experienced heartbreak and fearful of tragedy, Will must come to terms with the rule of impermanence: to see past lost treasures and unwanted returns, to find hope and solace in the absolute certainty of change. He has resumed his search for companionship, but has he truly moved on? Wills mother Katherine-one of the few people, perhaps the only one, who loves him unconditionally-is also in recovery, from a bout with colon cancer that haunts her body and mind with the possibility of relapse. The Geography of Pluto is his first novel.

Will, the main character, is gay, Italian, a geography teacher, and the only son of a devoted mother. Sokol The surface terrain of The Geography of Pluto, Christopher DiRaddo’s debut novel, is a deceptively familiar landscape. Book Synopsis Twenty-eight-year-old Will, a teacher living in Montreal, has spent the last few months recovering from a breakup with his first serious boyfriend, Max. Currently, he works for CBC Radio in Montreal as a content editor for Canada Writes. The Geography of Pluto By Christopher DiRaddo Cormorant Books (2014) Read by Su J.

The Geography of Pluto by Christopher DiRaddo