2002NBA 2002
Three Junes
Julia Glass · b. 1956 · United States
Why it matters
A Scottish family's grief and secrets unfold across three linked sections (a widower's Greek holiday, his gay son's AIDS-era New York, a final homecoming) braided into one deceptively quiet book. Glass's debut novel won the National Book Award outright, a rare feat.
At a glance
family sagapsychological novel
Difficulty 4/10medium pace353 pagesClear, warm prose and a triptych structure unfold gently despite jumping decades.
