Foreclosure Gothic

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A multi-generational and deeply autobiographical gothic tale of Hollywood dreams and upstate New York reality that feels like Andre Dubus III meets Chantal V. Johnson. A multi-generational and deeply autobiographical gothic tale of Hollywood dreams and upstate New York reality that feels like Andre Dubus III meets Chantal V. Johnson. Foreclosure Gothic reimagines the American Gothic against the backdrop of today's Hudson Valley. The story tells of ex-Hollywood actor Vic Greener as he falls in love with the elusive Heather Roswell and the couple, following in the footsteps of Vic's father, resolves to make a life restoring one foreclosed home after another. Then comes the uncanny, destabilizing arrival of new tenants in their duplex, and the Greener's shocking discovery upon their departure. With evocative and unsettling black and white photos throughout, this debut novel is at once a skewed portrait of three generations of Greener men, an intimate look at both childhood and parenthood and an examination of the friction betweenchasing one's dream and working to make money.

Reviews

"This complex and daring work embodies a country constantly reimagining itself. By turns lyrical, curiously suspenseful, and fresh, this novel is one I will return to time and again for its beautiful prose."
Zain Khalid, author of Brother Alive

"Harris Lahti's vision is one of grim humor and gristly poetry, but it always leaves room for the wonderful terror of promise held in chance encounters. A remarkable debut."
Tracy O'Neill, author of Women of Interest

"Foreclosure Gothic makes me excited about the future of literary fiction. It is rare for a debut to be simultaneously formally innovative and so classically minded. Lahti writes like de Kooning paints. This is a real, proper novel. I consider Harris Lahti to be the competition."
Gabriel Smith, author of Brat

"Harris Lahti is one of the most exciting stylists working today. File his work next to Amy Hempel, Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah."
Bud Smith, author of Teenager

"Harris Lahti is one of the best younger writers I see coming."
Lynne Tillman, author of Mothercare

Author Bio

Harris Lahti's short stories have appeared in BOMB, New York Tyrant, Ninth Letter, Southwest Review, Forever Magazine, and elsewhere. He co-founded the new press, Cash 4 Gold Books, and edits fiction for FENCE. For a living, he paints and renovates houses in New York's Hudson Valley. Read more-harrislahti.com.