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Gay Fiction
Condition: Very Good Ex-library stamps; pre-title page missing but binding tight and otherwise very good condition. Plot / Content: "Gwion, Gareth and Beth-Ann are three flatmates ina university town called Deefordbridge - Pontrhydydfrdwy - on the Welsh borders but, as the novel begins, Gwion and Gareth are both reeling from a big bust-up. In the days that follow, dark-haired student Gwion undertakes a journey of rediscovery into his disturbed past. A chance sexual encounter with a boy in the bushes and a lusty night with an old lover cause Gwion's boyfriend Gareth, a harp- and rugby-playing social worker, also to redefine his priorities. Meanwhile their American flatmate Beth-Ann (who has changed her name to the more Welsh "Bethan") welcomes her visiting lesbian mother. "All this would be more than enough chaos under normal circumstances, but the town currently is being plagued by a rash of homophobic assaults and even an anti-gay bomb threat. As Deefordbridge simmers, all three main characters wrestle with the demons and angels of their respective pasts, presents and futures. And they have yet to recoken with the ripe appeal of Ben Llewellyn, a young man who provides a peculiar link between Gwion, Gareth and Beth-Ann..." (from the cover) Background / Biography: "With Angels and Furies is the first full-length work of fiction from a prize-winning author. Welsh Boys Too, Jones' first collection, was a 2002 American Library Association Honor Book. His second, Fishboys of Vernazza, was longlisted for the 2004 Welsh Book of the Year." (from the cover) Reviews: Clicking on advertiser links on this site may allow these companies to gather and use information about your visit to this and other websites to provide you with advertisements about goods and services presumed to be of interest to you. |
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