(Given by friends once they were finished reading it. Free.) Actor Alan Cumming (
Cabaret, The Good Wife) wrote this amusing novel in 2002. Tommy is a 29-year-old bisexual London party boy teetering on the edge of maturity as he must start to take responsibility for his relationships beyond casual sex and constant drug use. About to turn 30, he suddenly realizes he wants to be a father but has no idea how to go about it. Former girlfriend India wants to meet up again. Current boyfriend Charlie and his young son Finn want more of a commitment. Whimsical roommates Sadie and Bobby offer support.
The story is punctuated with metaphorical fairy tales, commenting on the main action. It's funny and involving. An excerpt of Cumming's memoir Not My Father's Son and a new introduction for this 2014 edition. This volume proves Cumming is as inventive a writer as he is an actor.
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