# The Boys - Hardcover

by **Katie Hafner** (Author)

**"Hafner's taut and utterly delightful debut is a novel of multitudes.... What a wonder of storytelling."--Weike Wang_, New York Times_**  

_New York Times_ Editor's Choice _Good Morning America_ Reading Pick _LitHub_ Most Anticipated Book _Christian Science Monitor_ Summer Reading Pick**A delicious summer read filled with humor and surprise for readers of Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson.**When introverted Ethan Fawcett marries fun-loving Barb, so comfortable in the world, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure, expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. To ease Ethan's fears of becoming a father, Barb suggests they foster two young brothers, Tommy and Sam, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the boys.When the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together, the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood. Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes clear just how unusual Ethan and his boys are**.**

### Author Biography

Katie Hafner is a journalist and author who writes frequently for_The New York Times_ and _The Washington Post._ She is the author of six non-fiction books including _Mother_ _Daughter_ _Me,_ a memoir_; A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano__;_ _Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the_ _Internet_ (with Matthew Lyon). She is host and co-executive producer of the popular podcast, _Lost Women of Science_. _The Boys_ is her first novel. She lives in San Francisco.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** July 26, 2022

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