Henry Henry
Henry Henry by Allen Bratton is a debut novel published by Unnamed Press in 2024, featuring 300 pages in English. Set in London in 2014, the story follows Hal Lancaster, the son of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, as he navigates a tumultuous year filled with family strife, personal dilemmas, and the complexities of love. Hal’s life is marked by the recent death of his mother, his father’s uncertain future, and the chaotic dynamics among his siblings, all while he grapples with his own identity and the weight of familial expectations.
Readers will find a narrative rich in psychological depth and LGBTQ+ themes, as Hal’s journey unfolds amidst partying and introspection. The novel explores the impact of family legacies and personal struggles, including the challenges of Catholic guilt and the scars of past abuse. With its sharp wit and modern reinterpretation of classic themes, Henry Henry presents a fresh perspective on love and legacy, inviting readers to reflect on what it means to be alive in today’s world.
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“Bratton’s electric debut novel transforms Shakespeare into a modern, queer drama that’s as bawdy as it’s sharp.” —Hugh Ryan, The New York Times
LAUGH NOW. CRY LATER.
“Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere…”
It’s London, 2014, and Hal Lancaster, son and heir of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, is in a holding pattern: his mother is dead, his father is dying or remarrying or both, his siblings are fighting, his internship is pointless, and nobody will leave him alone.
Everything is as it should be and yet nothing is right. Over the course of a year of partying, drinking, and flirting to dubious consequence, Hal is tested by brutal family legacies, Catholic guilt, and the terrifying possibility of being loved. All of which is complicated by a pattern of abuse that threatens to chase Hal into adulthood. The House of Lancaster will never be the same.
Crackling with intelligence and wit, Henry Henry is a brilliant recasting of the Henriad in which Hal Lancaster is a queer protagonist for a new era. Allen Bratton arrives as a successor to Waugh and St. Aubyn with this lush, stylish novel of family, legacy, and what it means to be alive today.
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