When Love Comes to Town
The year is 1990, and in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, Neil Byrne plays rugby, keeps up with the in-crowd at his school, and is just a regular guy. A guy who's gay. It's a secret he keeps from the wider world as he explores the city at night and struggles to figure out how to reveal his real...
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The year is 1990, and in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, Neil Byrne plays rugby, keeps up with the in-crowd at his school, and is just a regular guy. A guy who's gay. It's a secret he keeps from the wider world as he explores the city at night and struggles to figure out how to reveal his real self--and to whom. First published in Ireland in 1993 and compared to The Catcher in the Rye by critics, Tom Lennon's When Love Comes to Town is told with honesty, humor and originality.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780807589168 (0807589160)
Publish date: March 1st 2013
Publisher: Albert Whitman Teen
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Irish Literature,
Contemporary,
Ireland,
Glbt,
M M Romance,
Gay
Ok. Thought it was gonna be better. Had some very good moments, but overall, underwhelming. Which is frustrating because I wanted so much for it to move me incredibly. All things totaled, I loved Neil; great protagonist.
Neil è all'apparenza un ragazzo normale: tanti amici, una stella del rugby, la battuta pronta e con un futuro promettente. Si mostra forte, sicuro di sè, proprio il contrario di cià che invece è: un ragazzo terribilmente solo, spaventato, insicuro e con tanti problemi a farsi accettare e soprattutto...
When I saw the cover of this on Net Galley, I was all ooh two boys in flannel, this looks to be interesting. Then I saw it was set in the 90’s, in Ireland (yummy accents), and a coming of age story. I was sold, so I signed up for it. You see, I miss 90’s fashion terribly, I think it’s the only time ...