{"product_id":"sucking-feijoas-jeffrey-buchanan-9781734804447","title":"Sucking Feijoas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"story telling at its best: intelligent, entertaining, insightful, passionate...\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Peter Burton, Gay Men's Press, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge thinks he's a real man...until he is seduced by an American serviceman on duty in New Zealand during WW2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeddy, the son of Lebanese migrants, marries a peasant girl in an attempt to overcome his attraction to men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarth, an intellectual, working-class Catholic boy, escapes to Mexico but eventually returns to reveal a painful secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in New Zealand, Lebanon and Mexico between 1942 and 1986, SUCKING FEIJOAS follows the lives of gay men and how, with ingenuity, courage and love, they managed their lives - despite the odds. Now in its third edition, this deeply engaging story about sexuality, class, race and the culture wars that surrounded them, is as relevant as ever. SUCKING FEIJOAS is riveting storytelling, gay history, empowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'm a great fan of this classic of gay literature, nostalgic yet tormented, unforgettable.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Praise from Fay Weldon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734804440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734804447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lgbtqi Press Nz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Jeffrey Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113713938687,"sku":"9781734804447","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c38daad-f07d-4e25-bef5-54006afbd839.jpg?v=1769616832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sucking-feijoas-jeffrey-buchanan-9781734804447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}