New York, early sixties: Jack Holmes is in love. The object of his desire, the young writer Will, works alongside Jack for an art magazine. The two become good friends, even though Jack's unfulfilled longing only grows more passionate and desperate. Time and again, he gets close to Will—only to be reminded that his dream will never come true. With ease and elegance, Edmund White tells the story of a friendship that carries Jack and Will through the decades.