“& Sons is that novel you’ve been waiting for without knowing you were waiting.”—Jess Walter

“David Gilbert is smart, funny, and empathetic, but most important, possessed of a true literary sensibility that is seasoned, not seasonal.”—Fran Lebowitz

“The writing is gorgeous—not only the prose but the power of Gilbert’s observations.”- —John Irving

A literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic, deeply affecting story of two interconnected families, an iconic novelist, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide.