Lessons from Cruising

6,Joyful, wild, gay stories from award winning Martin Goodman.Meet his cast of characters: New York designer Arnold, whose lovely life blossoms from age 7. We watch him grow famous then learn from the bumps of life.A young priest who leaves uptight England to lose and find himself in Turkey.Queenie, scarred from her time as a beautiful boy, meets young Tom, who loves the fact that she's a wreck.A young Indian teacher meets an older London billionaire who's not yet out.And the stunning finale is a gay version of Melville's classic Billy Budd, the tale of a beautiful doomed sailor.A ravishing collection, remarkably wide-ranging in subject, mood and tone, each story exquisitely crafted.- Paul Russell, author of Immaculate Blue