Sleight of Hand
Published on 1. August 2011
373 pages
978-0-85789-640-7 (ISBN)
Description
Living with his soul mate Ricardo in an idyllic beach-house in Colombia, Mark looks like he has finally found true happiness. But all is not as it it seems.
Despite the paradisiacal beaches and salsa music, Mark is torn between the quiet security of home and the excitement of his Colombian lifestyle. When an old friend's mother dies, Mark hopes that attending the funeral will enable him to decide where his future lies.
But no sooner does Mark set foot in England than bonds of love and obligation from the past begin to envelop him with such force that he wonders not only if his relationship with Ricardo will survive, but if he will ever be able be break free again...
Insightful, poignant, pierced by Nick Alexander's trademark wry humour and forensic eye for detail, Sleight of Hand weaves universal themes of honesty and happiness, desire and obligation, love and lust into a rich tapestry of modern life.
Despite the paradisiacal beaches and salsa music, Mark is torn between the quiet security of home and the excitement of his Colombian lifestyle. When an old friend's mother dies, Mark hopes that attending the funeral will enable him to decide where his future lies.
But no sooner does Mark set foot in England than bonds of love and obligation from the past begin to envelop him with such force that he wonders not only if his relationship with Ricardo will survive, but if he will ever be able be break free again...
Insightful, poignant, pierced by Nick Alexander's trademark wry humour and forensic eye for detail, Sleight of Hand weaves universal themes of honesty and happiness, desire and obligation, love and lust into a rich tapestry of modern life.
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 *More details
Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
File size
0,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85789-640-7 (9780857896407)
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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
Visit his website at www.nick-alexander.com
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Paradise Lost
- The Stranger
- A Trip with Lolita
- The Best Laid Plans
- Pathetic or Rather Beautiful
- Ricardo: Not Selfish
- A Chink in Destiny
- One At a Time
- Jenny: Catch Me When I Fall
- Top Of The World
- Sugary Tea
- What Other People See
- Sliding
- Ricardo: A Potentially Bad Move
- Jenny: Quite Big
- Under the Circumstances
- In a Sombre Landscape
- One Slap Too Many
- Ricardo: Speechless
- Will It Be Fine?
- Just Statistics
- Jenny: No Guilt
- Lack Of Expectation
- Headache Doesn't Cover It
- Shooting the Messenger
- Quarterly Plans
- Ricardo: Complications
- Family Man
- Jenny: Parental Instinct
- Symbol Of Love
- Florent Nightingay
- Wednesday Child
- Adulthood
- Three To Six
- Something Good
- Jenny: Safe Haven
- An Agreed Narrative
- Fast-Moving-Moods
- Snapshot
- Ricardo: Ghosts In The Corner
- Kiss Of Death
- Sticking Around
- Post Holiday Blues
- Pancake Therapy
- Whitehawk Argy Bargy
- A Bill Clinton Moment
- Jenny: Pushing and Pulling
- The Case Of The Missing Daughter
- Grumpy
- Ricardo: Fading Options
- Star Signs
- Making Love
- The End Of The Line
- Cornered
- Drama Day
- Ricardo: Guardian Angel
- The Day After
- Jenny: When Doubts Vanish
- Surprise Delivery
- The Luckiest Guy Alive
- Your Time Will Come
- Getaway Plan
- A Different Kind of Gay
- An Ill Wind
- Rewriting History
- Feline Phantoms
- Ricardo: One Grief To Replace Another
- Christmas Miracles
- Jenny: Secret Charades
- Post Christmas Comedown
- Levels of Intensity
- A Good Lawyer
- A Different Set of Rooms
- The Big Picture
- Dead Or Alive Or .
- Nosolagnia
- Jenny: Wanting and Waiting
- Post Script: The Pink Letter
- Epilogue
