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Sam Burke

Auteur van City of Soldiers

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Werken van Sam Burke

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Officiƫle naam
Mcdonald, Sandra
Geslacht
female
Korte biografie
Author of several published mystery, romance and other books for adult and teenage audiences, plus more than 70 short stories in national and small press magazines and anthologies. Sam Burke is a navy veteran and former veterans' advocate whose family served in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. Since college she has been interested in the intersections of sexuality, asexuality, gender, erotica and the military in mainstream fiction and fanfiction. Her novels and short fiction under other names have earned honors including a Lambda Literary Award, Booklist Editor's Choice, American Library Association Over the Rainbow Book, James A. Tiptree Award Honor List, Silver Moonbeam Award for Children's Literature, and two reader's awards. She is the published author of several novels and more than 70 short stories for adults and teens. She teaches creative writing in Florida.

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At first I was put off by present tense, but I kept going and am very glad I did. Wow.


Jimmy Cole is partners with Rob Decker on a paramedic squad unit on a firefighter team in L.A. They're not only good partners, they're good friends. Poor Jimmy is harboring an unrequited love for Rob, who is married to his high school sweetheart and has two children.

On the surface, Jimmy is a woman's man, dating a new lady every week, never staying with one for long. Otherwise he's closed mouth about his private life. It's the mid 70s, and being openly gay would cause him no end of grief.

On the surface, Rob' s marriage is happy and satisfying. Deeper down, however, both Josey and Rob are aware that their relationship is seriously lopsided. Josey's needs are not being met and Rob admits, at least to himself, that he does not like sex.

The most satisfying relationship Jimmy and Rob have is with each other and the book follows this relationship from the 1970s through the end, some twenty years later.

Fun stuff: Capt. Foster who acts like a father figure throughout the story he likes to wear women's clothing, made for him by his wife!

Dr. Matt Moody, Jimmy' s life partner, who proves to be one of the most understanding of men. His acceptance of Rob and Jimmy's relationship is simply lovely.


#acecharacter #tearjerker
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fuzzipueo | Apr 24, 2022 |
Slow paced but a good read.
 
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kbranfield | Feb 3, 2020 |

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Werken
3
Leden
30
Populariteit
#449,942
Waardering
½ 3.7
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
3