
Boy Friends
Michael Pedersen
(Author)Description
Ever feel like you were fated to be friends with someone? An alchemy in your meeting, instant fondness - part chemical, part kismet. This is how I've felt about every friend I've fallen in love with - none so much as you.
In 2018, Michael Pedersen lost a most cherished friend soon after their collective voyage into the landscape and luminosity of the Scottish Highlands. Sitting at a desk at The Curfew Tower, Northern Ireland, Michael begins to write to his departed friend - Scott Hutchison. What starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to many friendships - perhaps all friendship.
In Boy Friends, Pedersen confronts the bewildering process of grief. As memories rise to the surface - both heart-wrenching and hilarious - he recalls his younger self: the overly sensitive boy growing up in working-class Edinburgh; his befuddling stint in an ancient collegiate university; a short-lived, combustible career as a lawyer; and, foremost, the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life.
Written to glitter, with intoxicating energy, Boy Friends is a powerful depiction of friendship and loss, a homage to the beauty of moments shared.
Product Details
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publish Date | July 11, 2023 |
Pages | 240 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780571360062 |
Dimensions | 7.7 X 5.0 X 0.7 inches | 0.5 pounds |
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Reviews
"A beautiful, moving, life-affirming book about a beautiful, moving, life-affirming friendship." -- IAN RANKIN
"A tender, funny rebuttal to toxic masculinity." -- VAL MCDERMID
"The Scottish poet's memoir reflects touchingly on male friendship and masculinity . . . Pedersen pays tender tribute to his late pal." -- Guardian
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