Brian's Run

★★★★☆ An affable, grieving husband pursues various outlets of distraction and healing in the emotive novel Brian’s Run . A grieving widower struggles with his emotional conflicts in Howard Cincotta’s absorbing novel Brian’s Run . In 2005, Brian tries to process the death of his wife, Nicola, following a car accident the year before. Nicola’s absence is a void; beyond his numbed feelings of shock…