Master of Hounds: Book 3 is the final installment in an M/M epic fantasy trilogy by USA Today bestseller R. All Caius ever wanted was to perform his duty faithfully.īut what does his duty entail, when all of the options are equally terrible? If he doesn't, the empire his family has served for generations will fall under the rule of either a sadistic schemer or a drunken madman.Īll Decian ever wanted was a quiet life of obscurity. If he allows Decian to become a figurehead for those who would see the current regime fall, the man he loves will be in unutterable danger. With his honor already in tatters, he faces a new, unanswerable dilemma. Which is more important-loyalty to one's country, or loyalty to one's lover?ĭespite decades spent in service to the Alyrion Empire, Caius Oppita has betrayed both Decian and the imperial family he purports to serve, all within the space of a few weeks.
and Evaristo’s writing is both intelligible and compelling.” -Library Journal “Evaristo crafts a colorful look at a unique character confronting social normativity with a well-tuned voice and a resonant humanity.” -Publishers Weekly
fix characters in the reader’s mind.” -The New York Times Book Review “The novel proves to be revolutionary in its honest portrayal of gay men . . . “Evaristo’s confident control of the language, her vibrant use of humor, rhythm and poetry, and the realistic mix of Caribbean patois with both street and the Queen’s English . . . Loverman explodes cultural myths and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away? With an abundance of laugh-out-loud humor and wit, Mr. His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women.
A flamboyant, wisecracking character with a dapper taste in retro suits, and a fondness for Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather-and also secretly gay lovers with his childhood friend, Morris. Born and bred in Antigua, he’s lived in Hackney, London, for years.
Summary “ chef d’oeuvre a masterful dissection of the life of a 74 year-old, British-Caribbean gay man.” -The Huffington Post * Winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction* A Top Ten Favorite of the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table’s 2015 Over the Rainbow List Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Mr Loverman - A Novel Bernardine Evaristo Sorry, the publisher does not allow users to read this book from the country from which you are connecting.
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