“Ahymntogayliberationinthecity,andtomalebeauty.“--DarrylPinckney,T,TheNewYorkTimesStylemagazine“NothingcouldbemorebeautifulthanHolleran’stableauxofNewYork,thosehotsummercitynightswhenlonelymensitontheirstoopsortheirfireescapesandstareatthatendlessparadeofunattainablelovers.“--BostonGlobeAndrewHolleran’slandmarknovelofayoungman’ssearchforloveandcompanionshipinNewYork’semerginggayworldinthe1970s,withanewintroductionbyGarthGreenwell.Young,astonishinglybeautiful,andtiredoflivingalie,AnthonyMalonetradeslifeasaseeminglystraightsmall-townlawyerforthedecadenceofNewYork’semerginggayscene--anodysseythattakeshimfromManhattan’sEverardbathsandafterhourdiscos,tolavishorgiesonFireIslandandparksafterdark.RescuingMalonefromapossessiveloverandshepherdinghimthroughhisimmersioninthislifeoffiercejoysandcheaptruthsistheflamboyantSutherland,ahigh-campquintessentialqueen.ButforMalone,theendlesscitynightsandFireIslanddaysareclosetoburningout,anddespiteSutherland’sabundantattentivenessandglitteringworld-wearywisdom,Malonesoonrealizeswhatheistrulylookingformaynotbefoundinthesebeautifulplaces,wherelifeiscrowded,andpeopleareforeveroutrunningtheirowndesiresanddeath.
