Better Than Easy
Published on 1. August 2011
326 pages
978-0-85789-638-4 (ISBN)
Description
It's perhaps revealing that believe and naive should rhyme so well...
Mark is about to embark on the project of a lifetime, the purchase of a hilltop gite in a remote French village with partner Tom. But with shady dealings making the purchase unexpectedly complex, Mark finds himself with time on his hands - time to consider not only if this is the right project but whether Tom is the right man...
A chance meeting with a seductive Latino promises nirvana yet threatens to destroy every other relationship Mark holds dear, and as he navigates a seemingly endless ocean of untruths, Mark is forced to question whether any worthwhile destination remains.
Funny, perceptive and heartfelt, Better Than Easy is both a tense tale of betrayal, and an incisive dissection of the mix of courage and naivety required if we are to choose love and happiness - if we are to continue to believe against all odds that we will live happily ever after.
Mark is about to embark on the project of a lifetime, the purchase of a hilltop gite in a remote French village with partner Tom. But with shady dealings making the purchase unexpectedly complex, Mark finds himself with time on his hands - time to consider not only if this is the right project but whether Tom is the right man...
A chance meeting with a seductive Latino promises nirvana yet threatens to destroy every other relationship Mark holds dear, and as he navigates a seemingly endless ocean of untruths, Mark is forced to question whether any worthwhile destination remains.
Funny, perceptive and heartfelt, Better Than Easy is both a tense tale of betrayal, and an incisive dissection of the mix of courage and naivety required if we are to choose love and happiness - if we are to continue to believe against all odds that we will live happily ever after.
Reviews / Votes
FOR NICK ALEXANDER * - * Truthful, moving, witty, optimistic... Disarmingly personal in a way that makes the book as a whole speak to everyone * Gay Times * Gay literature at its finest and most original * Axm Magazine * Engaging, entertaining and intelligently written... will reset the boundaries for gay literature * reFRESH Magazine * Perceptive and obstinately optimistic, balances passion and pathos with wit, whimsy and wisdom * Book Marks * BETTER THAN EASY:SWEET, SEXY, FUNNY AND TENDER... I LAUGHED AND CRIED - (TIME OUT)
Warm wit, wry insight and queer characters with real dimension. - (Books to Watch Out For)
Bright and sexy... Excellent! * AXM Magazine *
More details
Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
File size
0,84 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85789-638-4 (9780857896384)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Nick Alexander was born in Margate, and has lived and worked in the UK, the USA and France. He is the author of the 5-part '50 Reasons' series of novels, featuring lovelorn Mark, and when he isn't writing, he is the editor of the gay literature site BIGfib.com. The Case of the Missing Boyfriend was an eBook bestseller in early 2011, netting sixty thousand downloads and reaching number 1 on Amazon. Nick lives in the southern French Alps with two mogs, a couple of goldfish and a complete set of Pedro Almodovar films. Visit his website at www.nick-alexander.com
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Combining
- Dogs, Rhubarb and Pantaloons
- Dreams On Hold
- All About Tom
- Mental Infidelity
- All About Who?
- Sixty-Forty Split
- Uh Oh!
- The Pot and The Kettle
- A Perfect Day
- Post Mortem
- A Question Of Belief
- Surprise Guest
- Petites Mensonges
- Badly Timed Abandonment
- Sex Like Chocolate
- Strategic Paranoia
- Unavoidable Mistletoe
- Deserving Better
- Waam Baam.
- The End Of The World
- Two Days
- This Friend Of Mine
- Selfish Contrition
- Best Friend
- Knowing
- Living In A Fairytale
- Reasons For Champagne
- Good Enough
- Expert Advice
- Lies, Damn Lies, And Politics
- Keeping Everyone Happy
- Two Bit Farce
- Three Letters
- Phasing Out
- The Key
- Bad Acting
- What You're Good At
- Casting Error
- If Things Were Different
- It's True Though, Isn't It?
- A Tiny Goodbye
- Vaporising Hope
- Better Than Easy
- Epilogue
