Raised in a loving home in 1950s northern England, Ethan Robson grows up knowing he is different, long before he has the words to explain why. As a teenager, he falls in love with Mark Martin, a school friend - an impossible love he never dares to confess.
At university, Ethan meets James, a man as compelling as he is complicated. Their connection is intense, but both carry burdens shaped by a society that offers little space for who they are. Can love survive secrecy, fear, and the weight of expectation?
As Ethan builds a successful career as a lawyer, he outwardly achieves everything he was taught to want. Yet beneath that success lies a lifetime of compromises, losses, and quiet acts of bravery, all rooted in the simple truth of being a gay man in a mostly straight world.
This book can be read as a stand-alone novel, but if you read "Dancing with Panthers" you'll want to know what happens afterwards. (This book has spoilers for that though.)
If you enjoyed books like "Call Me By Your Name" and the works of Alexis Hall you won't want to miss this gripping tale of hidden love, courage, and the fight against prejudice.
Not suitable for under 18s
