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This classic novel by bestselling author William J. Mann features a gay man trying to come to terms with sex, friendship, aging, and falling--and staying--in love This stunning slice of gay life at the turn of the millennium introduces thirtysomething Jeff O'Brien. After six years, his lover, Lloyd, has just announced that the passion between them has died. Terrified of ending up alone, Jeff turns his eye toward other men. But the anonymous, impersonal encounters leave him feeling sordid and used. In search of love during this "last summer in which I am to be young," he finds romance with a beautiful houseboy named Eduardo. At twenty-two, Eduardo is the same age Jeff was when he began a relationship with the older David Javitz, a leading activist now gravely ill with AIDS. But David became more than a lover to Jeff, who wasn't yet out of the closet. He was his mentor and cherished friend. Narrated by Jeff, who's caught between the baby boomers and generation X, the novel shuttles between summers in Provincetown and winters in Boston. The Men from the Boys is about the illusive nature of love and desire--"the magic that happens across a dance floor," leaving you "forever young."

About the Author :
William J. Mann is best known for his studies of Hollywood and the American film industry, especially Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, named a Notable Book of 2006 by the New York Times, and Hello Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand, published in 2012. He is also the author of Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, for which he won the Lambda Literary Award, and has published several novels, including the Edgar Award-winning Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood.

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"Mann offers all one might ask for in gay fiction. . . . A nice blend of romance and comedy and a thoughtful contribution to the search for an ethics of gay relationships." --Kirkus Reviews "This remarkable book discusses the concepts of family, love, passion and acceptance in ways few books have." --Library Journal "Remarkable . . . One of the most honest and engrossing books in years." --Out "Ebbs and flows with a sweaty techno pulse . . . Poignant and delightful." --POZ.com "Both intimate and sprawling in scope, this is one for the gay time capsule. Few novels of recent years have rendered so convincingly the intricacies of gay life at the close of the 20th century." --The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review "A buoyant but ultimately serious exploration of what love can mean to gay men." --Lambda Book Report "An absorbing, cleverly paced story of love and friendship." --Hartford Courant "A heartfelt story about the meaning of gay male relationships and friendships." --The Boston Phoenix "Delights and challenges, but more importantly, understands how we live today." --Amazon.com "This novel resonates with a powerful emotional honesty. . . . Mann has populated Jeff's world with a number of fully realized, immediately identifiable characters who soon seem like old friends." --Bay Windows "Funny and swiftly told story . . . Warm your heart with its sensitive and tender portrayal." --Edge Boston


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781497667266
  • Publisher: Open Road Media
  • Publisher Imprint: Open Road Media
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Jeff O'Brien
  • ISBN-10: 1497667267
  • Publisher Date: 30 Sep 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 304


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