Book guide
Mr Loverman
A flamboyant Hackney grandfather has spent a lifetime hiding his greatest love.
Genre and trope pairingsQueer RomanceFriends to loversQueer RomanceForbidden romanceQueer RomanceLGBTQ+Queer RomanceHidden identityQueer RomanceComing outQueer RomanceFirst loveContemporary FictionLGBTQ+Contemporary FictionFamily secretsContemporary FictionIdentity crisisContemporary FictionChosen familyLiteraryLGBTQ+LiteraryHidden identityLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryIdentity crisisLiterarySocial commentary
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About Mr Loverman
Barrington Jedidiah Walker is a seventy-four-year-old Antiguan Londoner: husband, father, grandfather and secretly in love with his childhood friend Morris. His double life exposes the cost of secrecy and the courage it takes to be true to oneself.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- homophobia
- anti-gay bias
- violence
- domestic violence
- sexual assault
- racism
- suicide
- misogyny
- sexual content
- postnatal depression
- ageism
- infidelity
- alcoholism
