"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

I love when I find a book that I wish to never end. This was one such book. McCullers follows five central characters as they struggle to find spiritual fulfillment in an isolated world. Each finds their only solace with the deaf mute John Singer. He is truly the glue holding many lives together. Jake Blount wants communism or something akin to it, Dr. Copeland strives for racial justice and equality, Biff Brannon aspires to a calm, satisfied, fulfilling existence and Mick wants desperately to escape into music. Although he exists as the central confidant in the other characters' lives, Singer seems to find his only comfort in his old roommate and best friend Spiros Antonapoulos. Every character was so well crafted. Each internal struggle felt so real. This book resonated strongly for me and I would love to read another work by McCullers.