Gathering

Gathering is the opening novel in The Brotherhood, a warm-hearted, humorous, and deeply human story about a loose network of middle-aged men who all carry the same, life-altering mark: a cancer diagnosis. Told through short, vivid scenes and sharply drawn dialogue, the novel follows men who meet in garages, conservatories, cafés, and backyards—spaces where engines hum, jokes fly, and honesty appea...