| Author: | Stephen Gauer | ISBN: | 9781460400081 |
| Publisher: | Freehand | Publication: | October 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Freehand | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Gauer |
| ISBN: | 9781460400081 |
| Publisher: | Freehand |
| Publication: | October 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Freehand |
| Language: | English |
One Friday, Vancouver lawyer Paul Brenner has dinner with his son, Daniel. They talk about work, health, money, and music, and part ways. The following evening, Paul receives the phone call that is every parents worst nightmare: Daniel has been killed in Stanley Park. Hold Me Now is an unflinching portrayal of a father's grief, as Paul learns how very different the new worlda world without his sonwill be for him. The investigation of Daniel's murder, the trial, and the sentencing of the killer test Paul's faith in the legal system. As both the media and public protest the overt role homophobia played in Daniel's death, Paul struggles to cope, and begins to form reckless and dangerous habits. But with the love of two people in his life who sustain himhis mother, Jean, and his daughter, Elizabethhe begins to comprehend an incomprehensible tragedy, and forgive an unforgiveable crime.
One Friday, Vancouver lawyer Paul Brenner has dinner with his son, Daniel. They talk about work, health, money, and music, and part ways. The following evening, Paul receives the phone call that is every parents worst nightmare: Daniel has been killed in Stanley Park. Hold Me Now is an unflinching portrayal of a father's grief, as Paul learns how very different the new worlda world without his sonwill be for him. The investigation of Daniel's murder, the trial, and the sentencing of the killer test Paul's faith in the legal system. As both the media and public protest the overt role homophobia played in Daniel's death, Paul struggles to cope, and begins to form reckless and dangerous habits. But with the love of two people in his life who sustain himhis mother, Jean, and his daughter, Elizabethhe begins to comprehend an incomprehensible tragedy, and forgive an unforgiveable crime.
