Standish
by Erastes
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Author: ErastesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-06
ISBN: 1933720093
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: P.D. Publishing, Inc.
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Book Review: History Rewritten?
Summary: 4 Stars
Through the work of Oscar Wilde and E. M. Forster, we see what it must have been like to be a homosexual in England during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In Erastes's Standish, we get a fascinating glimpse into gay life in the earlier Regency period. Unlike the more modern Forster, who had the good sense to keep quiet as to his homosexual "proclivities," Ambrose Standish, like Wilde, finds himself in the clink for crimes of gross indecency. While at times the plot moves too quickly and the sex is needlessly excessive, the key elements of the story seemed quite plausible, making this work of gay, historical fiction a fresh, unique and remarkable read.
Summary of Standish
A great house. A family dispossessed. A sensitive young man. A powerful landowner. An epic love that springs up between two men. Set in the post-Napoleonic years of the 1820's, Standish is a tale of two men - one man discovering his sexuality and the other struggling to overcome his traumatic past. Ambrose Standish, a studious and fragile young man, has dreams of regaining the great house his grandfather lost in a card game. When Rafe Goshawk returns from the continent to claim the estate, their meeting sets them on a path of desire and betrayal which threatens to tear both of their worlds apart. Painting a picture of homosexuality in Georgian England, Standish is a love story of how the decisions of two men affect their journey through Europe and through life.Contemporary Books
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