The learning of Paul O'Neill /
[This book] follows the eponymous hero over nearly thirty years - from adolescence in Scotland in the mid-sixties to life in a South Coast seaside resort in the seventies and eighties and a return to a vibrant Glasgow in the early nineties. As the novel begins, fifteen-year-old Paul is learning fast...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brighton, East Sussex, England :
Millivres Books,
1993.
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| Summary: | [This book] follows the eponymous hero over nearly thirty years - from adolescence in Scotland in the mid-sixties to life in a South Coast seaside resort in the seventies and eighties and a return to a vibrant Glasgow in the early nineties. As the novel begins, fifteen-year-old Paul is learning fast about sexuality as his Scottish village childhood disintegrates around hum. After many years in England, he returns to Scotland trying to come to terms with the sudden death of his lover and to establish himself as a writer. His return brings him face-to-face with the continuing effects of adolescent experiences he thought he had put behind him - some enriching, some of which have directly informed his sexual nature. And the influence of an ambiguous, handsome, married but bisexual man raises new questions about the shape of Paul's life as he arrive at the threshold of middle-age. [This book] is a compelling and adult novel about gay experiences and aspects of sexuality which some find shocking but which are written about with an honesty that is refreshing as it is frank"--Page [4] of cover. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Purchased for the Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies collection by The Cushing Library. |
| Physical Description: | 197 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 187374112X 9781873741122 |