Calling upon language and metaphor so rich in talent as to be nearly unrivaled among today's writers of literary fiction, John Gardiner gives us Tapestries, a novel that weaves threads of love, transformation, awakening, and passion. As if possessing the finest brushes and most exquisite eye, the author's eponymous main character radiates intellectual depth, as well as suppressed emotions. Attending a wedding, he espies a woman who shall soon control...