Andrew H. Housley

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Andrew H. Housley is the author of Waiting Impatiently and Invisible Sun — novels that trace the difficult, essential work of looking inward. His writing is visceral and unapologetic, asking the reader to face what most of us expend considerable energy to avoid: grief, the unease of life, the pain of growth, and the true cost of discovering who was there all along. Invisible Sun is a Gold Book Award winner.

Invisible Sun follows a man reckoning with his brother's suicide against the haunted backdrop of New Orleans — a novel about grief, fractured faith, and the will to survive. Waiting Impatiently traces a man undone by heartbreak who finds, through stillness and hard-won ritual, something closer to himself.
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Invisible Sun

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4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions
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Goodpods has named Must I Evolve? among the top meditation and Buddhist podcasts on their platform. I've been sitting with that for a day now, trying to understand what I feel about it. Not triumphant, exactly. Something quieter. The show began as a private question I couldn't stop asking myself — must I evolve? Not as an imperative, but as a genuine inquiry. Is change something that happens to us Read more of this blog post »
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A friend told me this was the best book he'd ever read. After reading Cherry, I realized my friend needed to read more books. The writing is rudimentary, and the storyline is a bit tedious, like what I believe an addict's life is like. A reader could ...more
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Cherry by Nico Walker
"Emily pressed against me. ‘Hmm... how come you never fuck me anymore?’ she said.
‘I love you too much.’
‘You can fuck me in the ass if you want.’
‘I’d like that,’ I said. ‘But my heart’s totally broken.’
‘So’s mine.’
‘I know it is.’

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Invisible Sun by Andrew H. Housley
"This book shares a perspective on mental health, as told through the eyes of the main character, Ian. Ian walks us through the discovery of finding his brother who has completed suicide, and the journey he faces to survive.
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Invisible Sun by Andrew H. Housley
"Invisible Sun, by Andrew H. Housley, begins in the somber aftermath of a suicide, setting the stage for a poignant exploration of grief and familial bonds. The story unfolds through the eyes of Ian, who grapples with the harrowing loss of his brother" Read more of this review »
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