A Seahorse Year
Author(s): Stacey D’Erasmo

In Stacey DErasmos acclaimed second novel, a quintessentially modern family is ultimately transformed by the emerging breakdown of their teenaged son, Christopher. When he disappears from his San Francisco home, his extended family comes together in a frantic search. But Christopher is in much more trouble than they know, and their attempts to support him and to save him will challenge their assumptions about themselves and one another.

Exquisitely crafted, A Seahorse Year is an absorbing read that explores the ways in which love moves us to actions that have both redemptive and disastrous consequences, sometimes in the same heartbeat.

“A Seahorse Year compellingly explores love’s connections and limits . . . [D’Erasmo] writes with a graceful, sometimes devastating directness, in clear, crisp phrases lined with subtle lyricism.” — Boston Globe

“Beautiful, addictive . . . an elegant, glancing humor flecks the book . . . wonderfully observed .” — Newsday

“You could read Stacey D’Erasmo for the subtlety of her insights or the beauty of her language or for her tumbling, shifting arrangements of plot and characters . . . Or you could just open A Seahorse Year and be mesmerized.” — The Advocate

Stacey D’Erasmo is the author of the novel Tea, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and a Book Sense 76 Pick. A Seahorse Year, her second novel, was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. She lives in New York City.

Review(s):
“Beautifully plotted, cunningly structured, and richly textured, this gorgeous novel offers rare pleasures of both character and language.” –Andrea Barrett

Her prose pulses with just how it feels to live now; she has an astonishing feel for the texture of contemporary life. . .superb.” –Mark Doty

“D’Erasmo’s quiet, penetrating second novel. . .follows a San Francisco family coping with a. . .son’s mental illness. . .with beauty and insight.” Publishers Weekly

“Abundantly clear throughout is D’Erasmo’s talent and intelligence. A Seahorse Year succeeds in being both deeply satisfying and quietly subversive.” –Margot Livesey The New York Times Book Review

“Fluent in the subtlest of psychological states and gloriously visual in her resonant descriptions.” Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

“A quietly effective novel about family strife.This book demands commitment and ends up compelling commitment because of Stacey D’Erasmo’s intense insights into her characters and their deep affection for each other and for life.” –Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio

“[D’Erasmo] writes with a graceful, sometimes devastating directness, in clear, crisp phrases lined with subtle lyricism.” –Karen Campbell Boston Globe

“Each character, and each voice, seems perfectly necessary. [D’Erasmo] makes you feel that this is the most economic way to tell this sad, gorgeous story.” –Claire Dederer Newsday

“…psychologically complex and lyrical…” –Irina Reyn The San Francisco Chronicle

“Alternating perspectives and controlled, nuanced writing bring depth and compassion to each character . . . D’Erasmo [is] an author to watch.” Library Journal

“You could read Stacey DErasmo for the subtlety of her insights or the beauty of her language or for her tumbling, shifting arrangements of plot and characters.Or you could just open A Seahorse Year and be mesmerized.” –Regina Marler The Advocate

“Unflinching prose thats both descriptive and soulful.” –Beth Greenfield TimeOut New York

“A Seahorse Year is a stunning achievement.” –Suzan Sherman

“D’Erasmo deftly filters this increasingly suspenseful story. . .offering an unflinching view into the. . .lives of this unconventional clan.” –Jenny Feldman Elle

“After turning a page or two of A Seahorse Year, youll know youre into something special.” –Kevin Allison Out Magazine

Lambda Literary Award

ISBN:9780618618873