Acts of Love
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Seen through a prism of gay men, the act of love is refracted into three diverse experiences by acclaimed writer John Lonie. Mesmerising and thoroughly absorbing these brilliant short fictions together form a powerful new addition to contemporary gay fiction. In Friend of Dorothy a boy leaves home in southern Queensland in the early 70s. Adrian lives in a paradise of rainforests and deserted beaches - young and alive with a raw instinct for sex, he has however yet to fully discover himself. It is his new English teacher, cosmopolitan Miss Ruthven, who shatters his innocence with a powerful, challenging version of the world. Que Sera Sera is a story of the path from lust to true love. When Leo Day, TV star, finally meets Mr. Right while on holidays in Los Angeles, he fulfils his Aunt Effie's prophesy that he will meet a man who will change his life - although forgets her warning, But there is danger for you. In The Story of Harold Friday, `Lucky' Friday was the youngest in the platoon at war on Bougainville in 1945 and was overwhelmed and taken, not by a bullet, but by love. Now, on Anzac Day 50 years later, Harold is set to confront the consequences of that love.
Author: John Lonie
Format: Paperback, 230 pages
Published: 1996, Black Wattle Press, Australia
Genre: Short Stories & Fiction Anthologies
Description
Seen through a prism of gay men, the act of love is refracted into three diverse experiences by acclaimed writer John Lonie. Mesmerising and thoroughly absorbing these brilliant short fictions together form a powerful new addition to contemporary gay fiction. In Friend of Dorothy a boy leaves home in southern Queensland in the early 70s. Adrian lives in a paradise of rainforests and deserted beaches - young and alive with a raw instinct for sex, he has however yet to fully discover himself. It is his new English teacher, cosmopolitan Miss Ruthven, who shatters his innocence with a powerful, challenging version of the world. Que Sera Sera is a story of the path from lust to true love. When Leo Day, TV star, finally meets Mr. Right while on holidays in Los Angeles, he fulfils his Aunt Effie's prophesy that he will meet a man who will change his life - although forgets her warning, But there is danger for you. In The Story of Harold Friday, `Lucky' Friday was the youngest in the platoon at war on Bougainville in 1945 and was overwhelmed and taken, not by a bullet, but by love. Now, on Anzac Day 50 years later, Harold is set to confront the consequences of that love.
Acts of Love
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