Bruiser; Author: House, Richard; Paperback (B Format)

Author: House, Richard
Five Star Titles; Paperback (B Format)
218 pages
Published: May 2002
Serpents Tail
ISBN: 1852427477

Bruiser is the story of a love between two men wary of emotional commitment. Adrian fends for himself as a waiter, boxer and hustler until he meets Paul, a lonely British expatriate old enough to be his father. Rejecting their lives in Chicago, they embark on a road trip to Brazil. On the journey, they both find that they cannot abandon the fear of intimacy.A road novel which will appeal both to a gay readership and fans of challenging contemporary fiction. A sensual portrayal of lives lived on the margins and the bruises life can inflict. A road novel which will appeal both to a gay readership and fans of challenging contemporary fiction. A sensual portrayal of lives lived on the margins and the bruises life can inflict.A neglected adolescent meets a British expatriate old enough to be his father. Fantasising about escaping their lives in Chicago, they embark on a road trip to Brazil. But neither can overcome the isolation of being gay in the age of AIDS.