A Court of Frost and Starlight

Just nine years later

Lauren Holbrook has found her life's calling: matchmaking for the romantically challenged

socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer

talking to a trusted grown-up about their feelings

The Emperor of Gladness Format:Hardcover A Court of Frost andOcean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive One late summer evening in the post industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen year old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take