Once You Go Back A Novel

Praise for Douglas A. Martin:"A tender, tragic portrayal of a doomed artist . . . [ Branwell ]rs"s beautiful declarative sentences are perfectly fitted to this famously imaginative, headstrong family; they bring Branwell Bronteuml;rs"s world to light."- Publishers Weekly"Stylistically complex and emotionally evocative. . . . Branwell Bronteuml; emerges as a fascinating lost character, both muse and devil to his sistersrs" passions, giving us a new dimension to this ever fascinating family."-Darcey Steinke"There is a reverence in Douglas Martinrs"s writing composed of equal parts language and love. Outline of My Lover strips away the dross, leaving you with the pure mood of youth."-Dale PeckIn 2000, Douglas A. Martin burst onto the American literary scene with his sexy debut novel, Outline of My Lover . Following up with three more books, including Branwell , a novel of the Bronteuml; brother, Martin has established himself as an acclaimed and distinctive American writer of the new century. His semi-autobiographical novel Once You Go Back is about growing up in a strained working-class household transplanted to the South. In his inimitably elliptical and evocative style, Martin carefully brings out the curiosity of children on the verge of becoming sexual, and their confusion in the midst of family violence.Douglas A. Martin is the author of Branwell ; Outline of My Lover (selected by Colm Toibin as International Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement ); They Change the Subject , a book of stories; and In the Time of Assignments , a book of poetry. Born in Virginia in 1973, and raised in Georgia, he now lives in New York City.

DOUGLAS A. MARTIN is the author of Branwell; Outline of My Lover (selected by Colm Toibin as International Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement); They Change the Subject, a book of stories; and In the Time of Assignments, a book of poetry. Born in Virginia in 1973, and raised in Georgia, he now lives in New York City.