| Title: |
The Butterfly's Wing |
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| Author: |
Martin Foreman |
| Published by: |
Gay Men's Press, 1996 |
| ISBN: |
0-85449-223-2 [trade paperback, 250 pages] |
Andy McIllray and Tom Dayton are a well-matched
gay couple in their thirties, still happy after four years together. Andy
has a high-flying job with an international organization, while Tom has
given up his unrewarding work in catering to look after the small holding
they bought in Berkshire. Disaster strikes when Andy's work takes him to
Peru, where he is kidnapped by the Shining Path guerrilla movement. Tom
not only has to deal with Andy's absence, but with the intrusion of the
tabloid press, which has far-reaching consequences.
The Butterfly's Wing is cast
in the form of two diaries. The torment into which both Andy and Tom are
thrown forces them each to face hidden truths about themselves and their
relationship. Exploring the strengths and tensions of gay love in the 1990s,
the story weaves in major issues of the contemporary world scene as it
unravels towards a dramatic denouement.
