![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is aware of all the time he has wasted doing so, but is unable to make himself stop. Through recollections of Less’s previous relationships – most notably in his youth with a world-famous poet 25 years his senior and a subsequent role reversal when he falls for the vibrant Freddy – Greer expertly evokes the deathless paranoia we feel about ageing, being wanted and being loved.Īlthough Less is more fortunate than he realises – many times he is described as captivating and handsome, and apparently has a magical touch to which nobody is immune – he tends, often with humour, to focus on things that went wrong. “Was this why we all threw stones at the police, for weddings?” “Why do today’s young men insist on marrying?” muses Less during his world tour of delusion, considering the developments in equality since he was young and demonstrating the generational schism within the gay community. He agrees to a number of promotional engagements and personal invitations that take him from France to Morocco and India – as far away as possible from Freddy’s ceremony. When an invitation arrives for the wedding of his younger ex, Freddy, rather than turn it down and appear bitter, or accept and be pitied, an awkward Less decides to double-book himself as tightly as possible. The 30 best books to take on holiday in summer 2018 ![]()
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