In a small Texas town, fifteen-year-old Vernon finds himself in trouble after his best friend Jesus kills sixteen of his classmates before committing suicide, as he becomes the target of vengeful townspeople and the media.
Elizabeth Paterson worked for International PEN for 29 years and witnessed many strange events, often comic or farcical. The work pays tribute to this international writers' organization and reveals many great writers in unguarded moments.
This book explores Vernon Lee's ground-breaking literary work in light of the turbulent friendships that she had with figures such as Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells and Virginia Woolf.
