
A Different Hurricane
H. Nigel Thomas(Author)
Dundurn Press
Published on 27. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4597-5406-5 (ISBN)
Description
Two gay men with a lifetime of secrets face their insular, homophobic island's rancour.
Growing up in neighbouring villages on the tiny island nation of St Vincent, teenage best friends Gordon and Allen are secret lovers until they are forced apart their community's traditional expectations and their fear of how others will react. They each complete their university studies abroad, encountering worlds where there is less hostility toward LGBTQ+ people. Tempted to stay, both men ultimately return home, hiding who they are.
Their secret lives come at the expense of others, and Gordon's wife, Maureen, is the first to be irreparably harmed. She has confided her secrets to an accusatory journal, and it is now up to Gordon to keep it from the local media and the unforgiving eyes of the authorities. If the truth is revealed, he and Allan will be the next victims.
Growing up in neighbouring villages on the tiny island nation of St Vincent, teenage best friends Gordon and Allen are secret lovers until they are forced apart their community's traditional expectations and their fear of how others will react. They each complete their university studies abroad, encountering worlds where there is less hostility toward LGBTQ+ people. Tempted to stay, both men ultimately return home, hiding who they are.
Their secret lives come at the expense of others, and Gordon's wife, Maureen, is the first to be irreparably harmed. She has confided her secrets to an accusatory journal, and it is now up to Gordon to keep it from the local media and the unforgiving eyes of the authorities. If the truth is revealed, he and Allan will be the next victims.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Publishing group
The Dundurn Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4597-5406-5 (9781459754065)
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Person
H. Nigel Thomas is the author of thirteen books, comprising fiction, poetry, and literary criticism, and is the recipient of many awards, including the 2022 Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize. He is a Vincentian Canadian who lives in the Montreal suburb of Greenfield Park.