Lydia Millet, a gifted writer, returns from "Oh Pure and Radiant Heart," her successful venture combining magical realism and the atomic bomb, with "How the Dead Dream" (Counterpoint, $24). Given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, Millet tells the story of Thomas, known as "T," a successful young real estate developer whose early success disintegrates into alienation. Losses pile up: wife, parents, goals until finally T's only solace comes from attempting to establish a rapport with endangered species, mostly in zoos, and finally in a hurricane-flooded tropical island. ...
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