Review: She loved her husband. He’s gay Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 0 "Beard" by Kelly Foster Lundquist (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing/TNS) Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing/TNS/TNS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune For “Beard” author Kelly Foster Lundquist, the signs were there.kAmw6C 9FD32?5 C6>:?565 96C @7 |@?E8@>6CJ r=:7E W82JX[ E96J >@G65 E@ E96 C2:?3@H\DEC:A65 r9:428@ ?6:893@C9@@5 <?@H? 2D q@JDE@H? 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