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A Man and His Pride
A Man and His Pride | Luke Rutledge
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Sometimes life can be hard until the right person shows you the way. Despite coming out years ago, twenty-six-year-old Sean Preston has never been one to shout his sexuality from the rooftops. When his relationship of three months comes to a humiliating end, he vows never to become emotionally attached again, falling into a cycle of hook-ups, booze and an unrelenting gym routine. The rest of Seans life isnt panning out how he hoped either. His job as an online troll moderator is testing his mental health, his best friend and former girlfriend still resents him for coming out, and even his own mother seems to blame him for a tragedy that tore their family apart. But it is his surprising connection with an eighty-seven-year-old nursing home resident that pushes his identity crisis to the brink. Then Sean meets naive but kind nurse William, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. William is shy and inexperienced when it comes to the gay dating scene, and Sean offers to show him the way but it turns out William has a few unexpected life lessons to offer in return . . . and when it comes to forgiveness and self-love, Sean has a lot to learn. Set in Brisbane during Australias 2017 same-sex marriage plebiscite, A Man and His Pride is an exuberant and deeply moving story that celebrates some of the many ways to be gay, and shows that finding your pride is a journey one you cannot take alone.
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CarolynM
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This is not an MM romance, nor is it a coming out story. I think I‘d describe it as a coming to terms story. It‘s about the ongoing impact of the reactions of friends & family & of the attitudes of the cis gay male community & the wider society. In many respects it‘s an examination of Arthur Less‘s question of what it is to be a “good gay”. It‘s funny & sad & ultimately hopeful. I liked it a lot. #ozfiction. #gaymay🏳️‍🌈.

Suet624 Great review. 10mo
Reggie I 2nd Suet624. Stacked. 10mo
Centique This sounds fabulous - stacked for sure 🙌 10mo
Rissreads Me too! ♥️ 9mo
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keepingupwiththepenguins
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A Man And His Pride has a moving ending, especially for those of us who remember the day the results of the plebiscite were announced. This is a novel sure to speak to a lot of people, particularly cis-gay men who are still trying to figure it all out. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/a-man-and-his-pride-luke-rutledge/

CarolynM Looking forward to this one. 13mo
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