Between the Leaves

Sharp and eloquent, Between the Leaves is a collection of stories that explores need we have for love, the attractions and danger of uncontrolled desire, and the confusion we feel after love's loss. In Next Time, Babes, a chance meeting leads to a hoped for relationship but is cut short by fear. In 'The Final Cut' a script writer makes a fatal mistake when he struggles to complete his final work. 'River Boys' is a dalliance among boating friends in Oxford, while 'Borghese Nights' is a...
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Sharp and eloquent, Between the Leaves is a collection of stories that explores need we have for love, the attractions and danger of uncontrolled desire, and the confusion we feel after love's loss. In Next Time, Babes, a chance meeting leads to a hoped for relationship but is cut short by fear. In 'The Final Cut' a script writer makes a fatal mistake when he struggles to complete his final work. 'River Boys' is a dalliance among boating friends in Oxford, while 'Borghese Nights' is a sumptuous and sensual Roman nocturne. 'Between the Leaves' describes lives controlled by and an authoritarian state dedicated to the environment. Written with the gay man in mind, all the stories in this collection develop the theme of hidden love, and the dangers of desire.