The emperor of Gladness /
Vuong, Ocean, 1988-
The emperor of Gladness / Ocean Vuong. - 402 pages ; 25 cm
"Oprah's book club 2025" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
A year in the life of a wayward young man in New England who, by chance, becomes the caretaker for an eighty-two-year-old widow living with dementia, powering a story of friendship, loss, and how much we're willing to risk to claim one of life's most treasured mercies: a second chance.
9780593831878
Caregivers--Fiction.
Dementia--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Loneliness--Fiction.
New England--Fiction.
Connecticut--Fiction.
Queer fiction.
The emperor of Gladness / Ocean Vuong. - 402 pages ; 25 cm
"Oprah's book club 2025" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
A year in the life of a wayward young man in New England who, by chance, becomes the caretaker for an eighty-two-year-old widow living with dementia, powering a story of friendship, loss, and how much we're willing to risk to claim one of life's most treasured mercies: a second chance.
9780593831878
Caregivers--Fiction.
Dementia--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Loneliness--Fiction.
New England--Fiction.
Connecticut--Fiction.
Queer fiction.