Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018 A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn't know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend, Henry, has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer.Tired, isolated, scared--Evan finds that his only escape is to draw in an abandoned monastery that feels as lonely as he is. And yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it's Henry who's now proving to be irresistible. Henry, who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. And it's Henry who makes him believe that he deserves more than his mother's harsh words and terrifying abuse.But as things with Henry heat up, and his mother's abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by being silent.This is a powerful and revelatory coming-of-age novel based on the author's own childhood, about a boy who learns to step into his light.
Sobre o autor(a)
Surmelis, Angelo
Angelo Surmelis foi criado na Grécia até imigrar para Illinois, aos seis anos. Com pais imigrantes, a expectativa deles era que Angelo estudasse para obter um emprego estável. Mas seu sonho era ser designer, apesar de lhe parecer uma realidade muito distante. Depois de muitos anos, Angelo teve sorte o bastante para trabalhar nas artes e, quando a oportunidade de começar uma marca doméstica se apresentou em 2008, ele a abraçou com todas as forças. Hoje Surmelis é um designer multipremiado e seu trabalho já apareceu em mais de cinquenta programas de televisão norte-americanos, além de revistas como a InStyle, a TV Guide e a Entertainment Weekly. Ele também já foi apresentador de programas de TV. A perigosa arte de ser invisível é seu primeiro romance publicado. Atualmente, ele mora em Los Angeles. |