Ending Gently: A Memoir By Frank Gently

Written from within the ranks of a much-maligned generation, Ending Gently challenges readers to consider whether modern masculinity is a triumph of the Beat Generation—or a brazen indictment of it. Its hero, a floundering and alcoholic author of romance novels for men, is forced to face the many loves in his life, from his love of the bottle, to women, to his painfully complex relationship with his ever-judgmental parents.

Provocative, full-hearted, and as quirky as it is rewarding, Ending Gently is an unflinching exploration of love, hope, and the naked faults that make us human.