Object of Desire
by William J. Mann
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Author: William J. MannEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-07-01
ISBN: 0758213778
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Kensington
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Book Review: Looking for the "spark" that makes life more enjoyable
Summary: 5 Stars
From his days as a 20 year old popular go-go boy in the bars of WeHo, to his adult career as a successful artist, living with his longtime partner in Palm Springs, Danny Fortunato has led a life that many other gay men would envy. What they don't see is the guilt and hurt he has carried around since his 14th birthday, the day that his sister Becky disappeared, and his young life abruptly changed forever. Since then, there has always been something lacking in Danny's life, perhaps his passion for life itself, resulting in his inability to be truly happy. His partner, Frank, fifteen years older than Danny, senses it and has made compromises in the relationship for his sake. But Danny never really knows what he wants, or what he is missing, until the day he first sets his eyes on Kelly, a hunky new bartender in town, whose very presence makes Danny almost speechless. It's not just a sexual attraction, but something much more, that makes Danny obsessed with the 20-something bartender, who comes with significant emotional "baggage" of his own, making it very unclear if any kind of relationship with him is possible.
Mann is known for his outstanding character-driven gay male novels, and this is no exception. Told mostly in flashbacks from three time frames ... Danny's parochial high school years in Connecticut, his early days as a stripper and aspiring actor in West Hollywood, and - twenty years later - his "adult" years in Palm Springs ... the book tells a riveting story about his short-circuited boyhood, dealing with highly dysfunctional parents, his unfulfilled career dreams, the money and drug temptations offered to an attractive young man in WeHo in the early 1980's, and his evolution into a grown man who has in ways never really grown past that disappointed fourteen year old. The most stable influence in his life is his best friend Randall, who first took him in when he arrived in West Hollywood, and remained his confidant ever since. The book would especially be of interest to those familiar with Palm Springs and its "generation gaps" in gay nightlife, as well as its multitude of "A-list" gays and Hollywood has-beens. A beautifully-crafted masterpiece of a story, one that clearly deserves its five desert-sun-kissed stars out of five!
- Bob Lind, Echo Magazine
Summary of Object of Desire
Danny Fortunato was the hottest go-go boy in West Hollywood. Determined to make it big as an actor, he was supported by his terrific boyfriend, Frank. But even with so much promise, Danny couldn't escape memories of the childhood he spent traipsing after his mother in her ceaseless quest to find his sister, who had disappeared years before. Fast forward 20 years and Danny is living with Frank in Palm Springs, struggling with a mid-life crisis and about to meet a young man of breathtaking beauty who leads him to confront his choices, his past and the nature of love.Gay Books
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