{"product_id":"the-disappointment-9781646222858","title":"The Disappointment","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet during a doom-fated vacation to the Oregon coast, \u003ci\u003eThe Disappointment \u003c\/i\u003efollows a couple trying to hold close to one another while a bent reality--warped by personal losses and an ever-increasing drift toward the surreal--threatens to unravel them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the night before a much-needed vacation, and Jack--a former playwright mourning his failed career--catches his husband, Randy, packing his mother's urn. They had agreed: no mother on this trip. Parents, living or otherwise, aren't the ideal guests for romantic getaways. But Randy has been carrying his mother's remains everywhere since her death, and he isn't ready to let go now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite its natural beauty and kitschy charm, the Oregon coast does not provide the respite the couple seeks. Instead, their surroundings and encounters with locals grow increasingly surreal as the days pass. An overly -dedicated Method actor, tantra-obsessed neighbors, and a child environmentalist who may be able to communicate with the dead are but a few of the characters whose presence exposes long-simmering tensions that threaten to undo Jack and Randy's marriage--to say nothing of their hold on reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with sly, irreverent humor, and shot through with dark currents of envy and longing for something other than what one has, \u003ci\u003eThe Disappointment \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the mutual exhilaration and terror of being placed center stage in one''s own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Broker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.89w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646222858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCOTT BROKER\u003c\/b\u003e is a queer writer, bookseller, and teacher based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew England Review, Guernica, Fence, Ecotone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Idaho Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, and he has received fellowships from Tin House and Lambda Literary.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Scott Broker \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47712208191645,"sku":"9781646222858","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bfa8a89c-e1a5-485e-896b-239e93c1a709.jpg?v=1773172068","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-disappointment-9781646222858","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}