"White's dazzling first quartet of novels forever enlarged what gay writing might do with its then newly found freedoms. With this latest report from the frontiers of desire, he has triumphantly dared to continue that project. A Previous Life is elegant, filthy - and quite possibly the queerest thing you will read all year." -- The Guardian "One of White's innumerable gifts is that he can write frankly and graphically about sex and still find nuance, sanctity, and elevation . It's easy to forget how fulfilling and inventive his ideas and characters are as his language and storytelling have never been simultaneously more satisfying, precise, and alert. There are lines that you will reread multiple times for the pure joy of their music . A Previous Life might be his true masterpiece." -- Newsday "The books by 80-year-old American novelist, memoirist and essayist Edmund White-honest, fierce and joyful explorations of love, sex and family-have been breaking boundaries and engaging readers for nearly 50 years.
" -- AARP "A dizzyingly enticing and kaleidoscopic take on the spectrum of sexual experiences." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Humorous and nearly always irreverent . An erotically charged literary romp facing the loss of physical beauty and the inevitable passage of time." -- Booklist "Fans of White's will particularly enjoy this very explicit novel that explores sexuality, aging, and the complexities of love." -- Library Journal "In crisp but erotically charged prose, White provides a compelling character study that presses on the boundaries of sexuality and romance, polyamory and marriage . A delightful metafictional novel." -- Kirkus Reviews "Intriguing and inventive." -- Electric Literature, "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year" "This novel is unlike anything I've read before, and in White's signature style, packs a punch while remaining supremely insightful about human nature.
" -- Buzzfeed, "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of the Year" "Funny, sexy, absorbing." -- Gawker "A deeply fascinating exploration of the ways in which lovers new and old share their histories with one another, whether ecstatically or reluctantly, and a consideration of how we choose to make sense of our own lives through the stories we tell." -- Bookreporter "Elegant, erudite, raunchy and fun, America's great Man of Letters is working at the top of his form, giving us a pair of portraits hung against the pattern of history. What a joy to read this master of prose and invention!" -- Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize winning author of LESS "The best book in Edmund White's long and extraordinary career." -- Benjamin Moser, Pulitzer Prize winning author of SONTAG: HER LIFE AND WORK "White's project, as always, is to show us the human: the human body as defined by its urges and needs, and the human heart as it evolves through time and experience. In A Previous Life , he also gives us daring experiments of form, of autofiction, and of storytelling. Fresh and inventive and wise." -- Rebecca Makkai, author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist THE GREAT BELIEVERS.