The Men from the Boys - Hardcover

Mann, William J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525943358 ISBN 13: 9780525943358

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1997

Synopsis

A summertime romance with a twenty-two-year-old houseboy leads Jeff O'Brien on a journey to self-discovery and reconciliation with his family, in a fast-paced tale of love, sex, and survival. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

Over the past seven years Bill Mann has established himself as one of the most intelligent, prolific, and witty journalists writing for the gay and lesbian press. Now, in his first novel, The Men From the Boys, Mann turns his attention to delineating the process by which boys become men and men become gay. Set in Massachusetts, Mann's characters enter and leave relationships, find mentors, sleep with cute boys, deal with AIDS, face death, and generally learn what it means to be responsible, caring, sexually active adults in a culture that does its best to inhibit all three. The Men From the Boys is a debut novel that delights and challenges, but more importantly, understands how we live today.

About the Author:

William J. Mann is the critically acclaimed author of Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Star, as well as The Biograph Girl and the novel The Men from the Boys. He is a contributor to Architectural Digest, The Boston Phoenix, and The Advocate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0525943358
• ISBN 13: 9780525943358
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224