The story begins on New Year's Eve, 1987, in Lintonburg, Vermont. Sixteen-year-old and his best friend Teddy spend their time getting high to escape their dull suburban lives. Their world shatters when Teddy dies of a drug overdose and hypothermia that same night.
: Jude's best friend whose sudden death serves as the novel's catalyst. Ten Thousand Saints
: Teddy's half-brother, a tattoo artist and straight edge Hare Krishna devotee. The story begins on New Year's Eve, 1987,
Ten Thousand Saints is a sprawling multigenerational drama by Eleanor Henderson, first published in 2011. Set against the gritty, ungentrified backdrop of New York City’s East Village in the late 1980s, it explores the collision of the "straight edge" punk movement, teen pregnancy, and the burgeoning AIDS epidemic. Plot Overview : Jude's best friend whose sudden death serves
: Jude's hippie father, an amiable drug dealer attempting a belated entry into parenthood. Themes and Historical Context