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In The Boomerang Kid, Maura Ostryder is coming into her own, professionally and privately, as she begins her fifty-first year. Maura has always been the master of her own life and has reared her son, Kai (named for the Hawaiian word for sea) to be the same way. But now a grown Kai has come home, having fled emotional attachments to both a young man and a young woman, bringing with him his addiction to painkillers. Suddenly Maura's maternal streak is reawakened as she battles to bring Kai back from the brink of self-destruction. Vivid and lyrical, this is an emotional tale of the unbreakable bond between mother and son. Jay Quinn's Lambda-nominated novels transcend traditional gay fiction, exploring universal issues of marriage, aging parents, addiction, and attraction, all while presenting unique characters and page-turning drama. Don't miss any of Quinn's novels: Metes and Bounds, Back Where He Started, The Good Neighbor, The Beloved Son, and The Boomerang Kid.… (more)
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However, at times it appears we are reading a draft of Quinn's story and not a final printed version which was distracting as I was immersing myself in the story and characters.
For instance, Kai finishes a job on Friday at 5PM and then, he has a doctor's appointment on that
My final pet peeve is the tired cliche of a gay man being good looking..."Not only was he good-looking enough to be gay himself..." argh. hate that.