The Hornets' Nest of Our Desires — Ron Terpening

This sweeping three-book saga (The Turning, In Light's Delay, The Echoes of Our Two Hearts) follows Artie Crenshaw as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery from a summer romance in a small Oregon town in 1962, to his college years abroad in Italy and later in Mexico, to his failed marriage, its aftermath, and the possibility of renewal in the 1970s. Along the way, from Berkeley, Chicago, and New York, Artie and the girl he loves must navigate the challenges of love, loss, and identity while finding out what it truly means to be alive. For readers of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge or Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life. An immersive account of the highs and lows of life, with two captivating main characters you won't soon forget.