The issues tackled are dark, powerful, and very effecting as the story shows the intricate and complicated relationship between two brothers, shaped by an abusive, depressed father. Gordon Mennenga took a novel writing class at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival which proved to be catalyst for Bart Yates debut novel (Leave Myself Behind) which was published in the year 2002. The Brothers Bishop is an intense, masterfully written and stunning tale of relationships. At thirty-one, he is as dark and complicated as Tommy. That salient point certainly isn't lost on his brother. No one can resist him-and no one can control him, either. Carefree and careless, Tommy is the golden boy who takes men into his bed with a seductive smile and turns them out just as quickly. At The Boston Conservatory he had a brief stint that was bizarrely inappropriate after which in 1989 he started teaching music lessons privately in Massachusetts. Tommy and Nathan Bishop are as different as two brothers can be. Brothers Bishop by Bart Yates (9780758252432) - PaperBack - Modern & Contemporary Fiction General. Bart completed his graduation in 1981 from Lamoni High School, in 1985 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from Drake University and in 1988 with a Master of Music degree in Woodwind Performance from Boston University. Brothers Bishop from Dymocks online bookstore. His mother too taught courses related to business in Graceland. His family moved to Lamoni, Iowa in 1969 where his father was the Dean of Students at Graceland College.

Out of his three brothers, he was the youngest. Bart Yates was born in 1962 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, The United States. He writes under his pen name of Noah Bly. Profile: Bart Yates is an American novelist.

The Brothers Bishop by Bart Yates