Little Bits of Baby: A Novel

A young man returns to London from a monastery to become a godfather-and gets a second chance at love-in this "blithe, original, engaging satire" (The New York Times).

Robin has not gone outside for five years. When he first arrived at the remote island monastery, he had attacks so violent that the brothers thought he might do himself harm, so his room was stripped of all but the bed. Robin seemed to like it that way. But now, after years of penance for some unspoken sin, he is pale, drawn,...