Now and Yesterday

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An often poignant, and sometimes chilling, romance of the creative class. Edmund White<br><br> In the three decades since Peter first moved into his Brooklyn apartment, almost every facet of his life has changed. Once a broke, ambitious poet, Peter is now a successful advertising executive. Hes grateful for everything the years have given himwealth, friends, security. But hes conscious too of what time has taken in return, and a busy stream of invitations doesnt dull the ache that remains since he lost the love of his life.<br> <br> Will is a young, aspiring journalist hungry for everything New York has to offerculture, sophistication, adventure. When he moonlights as a bartender at one of Peters parties, the two strike up a tentative friendship that soon becomes more important than either expected. In Peter, Will sees the ease and confidence he strives for, while Peter is suddenly aware of just how lonely his life has become. But forging a connection means navigating very different sets of experience and expectations, as each decides how to make a place for himself in the worldand who to share it with.<br> <br> Beautifully written, warm yet incisive,<i>Now and Yesterday</i> offers a fascinating exploration of two generationsand of the complex, irrefutable power of friendshipthrough the prism of an eternally changing city.

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