Described as a ...collective of love and longing, of disappointment and loss and, ultimately, faith by William Lychack, John Vanderslice's new novel, NOUS NOUS, lays out a dark vision of the awful human consequences a community faces when one man's small world is shattered. Never especially kind or lovable, Lawrence Baine's life is radically changed with the birth of his daughter, Paige. She is the one thing that this career middle manager doesn't...