The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel Michael Connelly We stare in pity at

We stare in pity at the four people at the table in the restaurant

the town she’s falling in love with faces bankruptcy

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away

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The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel Michael Connelly We stare in pity atOcean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive One late summer evening in the post industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen year old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take