Publisher's Synopsis
WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE
An epic novel about love, war, and living with the ghosts of the past.
Syria, 2003. A blooming romance leads to a tragic accident when Hussam's father catches him acting on his feelings for his best friend, Wassim. In an instant, the course of their lives is changed forever.
Ten years later, Hussam and Wassim are still struggling to find peace and belonging. Sponsored as a refugee by a controlling older man, Hussam is living an openly gay life in Vancouver, where he attempts to quiet his demons with sex, drugs, and alcohol. Wassim is living on the streets of Damascus, having abandoned a wife and child and a charade he could no longer keep up. Taking shelter in a deserted villa, he unearths the previous owner's buried secrets while reckoning with his own.
Populated by ghosts, drag queens, and two very complex and memorable protagonists, The Foghorn Echoes is a gripping novel about how to carve out home in the midst of war and how to move forward when the war is within yourself.
