After a bit of a break, I'm catching up with this author, and this first novella made me very happy I am! It's a 1950s prep school second chance romance between the school's former golden boy Tommy Cabot and his best friend (and more) Everett Sloane, who's now an instructor there. When Tommy's 12 year old son becomes a student there, they meet again after 15 years of silence. I absolutely loved the angst and tension in the first couple of chapters, and the hurt that resulted from Everett leaving for England immediately after Tommy's society wedding in order to protect his own heart. I could have actually done with more of that before the inevitable reconciliation, which felt a bit too pat when it finally happened - I wanted the pain to be ratcheted up even further first. I thought the story threaded the needle between realism about how gay culture existed in the U.S. at that time and creating a happy ending for them, and I'm very excited to read the next two books in this series!
Grade: B
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