num_pages: 466
description: From the bestselling author of The Hours and Specimen Days comes a generous, masterfully crafted novel with all the power of a Greek tragedy.The epic tale of an American family, Flesh and Blood follows three generations of the Stassos clan as it is transformed by ambition, love, and history. Constantine Stassos, a Greek immigrant, marries Mary Cuccio, an Italian-American girl, and they have three children, each fated to a complex life. Susan is oppressed by her beauty and her father's affections; Billy is brilliant, and gay; Zoe is a wild, heedless visionary. As the years pass, their lives unfold in ways that compel them--and their parents--to meet ever greater challenges.
language: English
title: Flesh and Blood
titlecomplete: Flesh and Blood
genres: American, LGBT, Gay, Novels, Family, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 5951
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Fiction
publisher: Picador