Bloom: A Novel

When Michael Bloom, a semi-closeted, obese college instructor, learns of his cousin's strange death, he realizes he must lose weight and fully come out to avoid a similar fate. He must also end his food/sex relationship with Tabitha Gould, a high-powered attorney with an unusual obsession. While looking for a gym, Bloom meets Cole Parker, the African American General Manager living on the "down low." After Tabitha kicks Bloom out, he and Cole hook up. That ends, too, but then Tabitha gives ...