Nova Scotia House

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 GOLDSMITHS PRIZENova Scotia Housetakes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era, both a love story and a lament.In this profound meditation on grief, Johnny looks back at his relationship with his life partner, Jerry, after his AIDS-related death. When they met, nearly thirty years ago, Johnny was 19, Jerry was 45. They made a life on their own terms in Jerrys flat: 1, Nova Scotia House. Johnny is still there todaybut Jerry is gone, and so is the world they knew.Intimate, visionary, and profoundly originalas well as raw, hot, and hilariousNova Scotia Housemarks the debut of a vibrant new voice in contemporary fiction.