Synopsis
A middle-aged man, now living in Los Angeles, returns on a business trip to San Francisco, where he lived when he was much younger and less conventionally attached. In the course of three days in the city, he confronts the echoes of his history, both in the patterns of the streets he obsessively wanders and in a strange interaction with a couple of old friends, who bring him face-to-face with his own unfinished past.
Seeking solace, he ends up at Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill, where he walks the labyrinth. This leads him to reflect on who he is and who he used to be, on the relationship between distance and belonging, and between memory and identity.
About the Author
David L. Ulin is the author of The Lost Art of Reading and The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith. He is also the editor of three anthologies: Cape Cod Noir, Another City: Writing from Los Angeles, and Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology, which won a California Book Award. David L. Ulin is book critic of the Los Angeles Times.
About the Series
The Open Door series - an innovative program of original and adapted works by some of the most beloved modern writers - was started in Ireland to promote adult literacy. The Gemma Open Door is inspired by this successful series, and showcases fresh stories and new writing from both best-selling North American authors and emerging voices.
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