Henry himself

Soldier son lover husband breadwinner churchgoer Henry Maxwell has spent his whole life trying to live with honor. A native Pittsburgher and engineer he's always believed in logic sacrifice and hard work. Now seventy-five and retired he feels the world has passed him by. It's 1998 the American century is ending and nothing is simple anymore. His children are distant their unhappiness a mystery. Only his wife Emily and dog Rufus stand by him. Once so confident as Henry's strength and memory desert him he weighs his dreams against his regrets and is left with questions he can't answer: Is he a good man? Has he done right by the people he loves? And with time running out what realistically can he hope for? Like Emily Alone Henry Himself is a wry warmhearted portrait of an American original who believes he's reached a dead end only to discover life is full of surprises.