First Time for Everything

Henry Fry

ISBN 10: 1398705306 / ISBN 13: 9781398705302

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, . Author: Henry FryFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 400'A wild novel about rage and joy. Hilarious, tender, raw, and heart-stoppingly moving. I adored this powerful, wonderful book' Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters 'Hilarious and heartfelt. like hanging out with one of my queer besties' Celia Laskey, author of Under the Rainbow *Don't miss the unflinchingly honest, wickedly funny debut from Henry Fry - coming soon!* Danny Scudd is absolutely fine. At twenty-seven years old he's finally moved to London and escaped his parents' tiny fish and chip shop, his beloved collection of house plants are thriving and every Monday evening he has a date night with his boyfriend, Tobbs. But Danny's life is thrown into chaos when he discovers at an STI clinic that Tobbs might be cheating on him. And then he - and his plants - are unceremoniously evicted from his London flat. So, he's forced to move in with his best friend Jacob, a non-binary artiste who Danny's known since childhood. For the first time, and with the help of his inscrutable therapist and colourful new flatmates, Danny realises how little he knows about himself - and slowly starts to question whether he is fine, after all. An honest, hilarious and wickedly smart drama comedy about a young, shy, gay man who's made it through life by not really interacting with his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan and How Do You Like Me Now? by Holly Bourne.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Time for Everything
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398705306
• ISBN 13: 9781398705302
• Binding: Paperback
• Book Type: Paperback

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Synopsis

A novel about a down-on-his-luck gay man working out how he fits into the world, making up for lost time, and opening himself up to life's possibilities Danny Scudd is absolutely fine. He always dreamed of escaping the small-town life of his parents' fish-and-chip shop, moving to London, and becoming a journalist. And, after five years in the city, his career isn't exactly awful, and his relationship with pretentious Tobbs isn't exactly unfulfilling. Certainly his limited-edition Dolly Parton vinyls and many (maybe too many) house plants are hitting the spot. But his world is flipped upside down when a visit to the local clinic reveals that Tobbs might not have been exactly faithful. In fact, Tobbs claims they were never operating under the "heteronormative paradigm" of monogamy to begin with. Oh, and Danny's flatmates are unceremoniously evicting him because they want to start a family. It's all going quite well.Newly single and with nowhere to live, Danny is forced to move in with his best friend, Jacob, a flamboyant nonbinary artist whom he's known since childhood, and their eccentric group of friends living in an East London "commune." What follows is a colorful voyage of discovery through modern queer life, dating, work, and lots of therapy--all places Danny has always been too afraid to fully explore. Upon realizing just how little he knows about himself and his sexuality, he careens from one questionable decision (and man) to another, relying on his inscrutable new therapist and housemates to help him face the demons he's spent his entire life trying to repress. Is he really fine, after all?