Author: Gavin Morris Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9781560235880 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
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Gay men put their lives on the line for passion, pleasure, and each other in Colonial Virginia Banished from England and forced to work as indentured servants in Colonial Virginia, Lance Morley and Adam Bradley share a secret that couldcost them their lives. As Virginia Bedfellows, they find love, passion, and pleasure on the Ashley Landing plantation, building a life together that's immoral in the eyes of society and criminal in the eyes of the law.Their unbreakable bondand the friendships they form with kindred spirits in nearby Williamsburg and far away Philadelphia-help them face down fear, prejudice, and the constant threat that their secret will be exposed. Virginia Bedfellows reveals how muchand how littlesociety's attitudes toward the love between two men have changed since the eighteenth century. This gripping story, told in rich, historical detail, follows Adam, a cultured and level-headed plantation manager, with a head for business and a heart for much more, and the fiery, hot-tempered Lance, a cordwainer who isn't afraid to use his hands for something besides working with leather. Thrown together by fate, held together by love, they long for the day they'll be free from servitudeand free from the hard stares and harsh whispers they must endure.
Author: Joseph George Hayes Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9781560235965 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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A Map Of The Harbor Islands is the long-awaited novel from J. G. Hayes, the critically acclaimed bestselling author of This Thing Called Courage and Now Batting for Boston. This book charts the turbulent life courses of two South Boston friends, Danny O'Connor and Petey Harding, from their childhoods through their adult lives. `Golden Boy' Petey has it all going for him - brains, charisma and his close friendship with Danny. Then an accident on the baseball field changes everything. Petey wakes from a coma a different person, completely different from the boy Danny knew and loved. Gone are the old habits, the old joy of baseball, the old way of thinking. Petey is left with a stutter and a new appreciation for life that Danny sometimes just cannot understand. Petey begins to tell stories and make maps - dragging a grudging Danny along. Over the years Danny begins to understand Petey, and slowly, he also begins to learn more about himself. Then Petey confesses that he is gay, which sends Danny on an odyssey he never dreamed could happen. Petey's map is one of hope for Danny and him, to escape the urban ghetto of South Boston. They are two wayfaring friends who swear a love for one another until the very end. A Map Of The Harbor Islands carries the reader on a journey into the beauty of the world, physically and emotionally, along a current of love, friendship, self-growth and redemption.
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