The Young Apollo: And Other Stories

Short stories from a New York Times–bestselling author, in settings ranging from Edwardian garden parties to 1970s Manhattan.

While bringing to life stories of the past filled with privilege and glamour, these tales also explore their characters' less than savory ambitions and desires. In the title story, an older man eulogizes his young friend—a muse to the artists he gathered around himself—only to reveal that despite the young man's burgeoning reputation as a poet, he could only insp...