Palaver: A Novel by Brian Washington fiction "In a hole in the

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit

awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed

there are few better breaks than entering this one

It feels too good to be true…

For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril

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