Length: Novel
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Blurb: Traumatised by the nightmare of trench warfare in France, Robert Blake turns to rent boy Jack Anderson for solace. Neither man expects their business relationship to go quite so far.
It is 1919, less than a year after the end of the First World War with a recovering Britain in the grip of the influenza pandemic. Crippled veteran of the Somme battle, Robert Blake, is looking for someone to ease his nightmares of France and his guilt over what happened to his commanding officer. He turns to educated rent boy Jack Anderson for physical solace, not expecting how deeply the two soon become immersed in each other's lives.
Reviewed by Max: I think the idea behind this novel was a good one and there could have been a lot done with it, but unfortunately it fell flat for me.
My problems started with the sex. It was explicit and I felt it was out of place in this story. I didn't buy the instant connection between Jack and Robert. Everything felt rushed and there's no need for that in a novel length story. Better developed characters, along with more subtle love scenes would have made this one a winner.
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