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This is a powerful piece of writing, capturing the sense of loneliness as its twists and turns around its character’s lives.
It reminded my of the works of Cynan Jones, there is something almost claustrophobic about how close you come to the characters, a tension that holds you uncomfortably and irresistibly.
That Jordan and Davie have a past, a past that Davie remembers and Jordan does not, a past in which Davie was cruel to Jordan, frames their growing relationship – how can it last, how can it be real while this secret lurks beneath? A question that remains unanswered…
In their encounter with each other they seem to find the space to reconcile themselves to their lives – just the wrong side of middle age and somewhat a drift, without the reference points of heterosexual norms to measure success is this perhaps a common part of the gay experience?
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