Author: NICHOLLS, BRON
Title: Reasons of the Heart
Description: Australia, Penguin. 1993, 1st Australian Edition. Soft Cover , 19.5cm. Review - An exquisite, epic love story. In late-1960s Australia, Fred, 25, gets to know a paper boy, Jonathan, 11. Over the course of the next year, Jonathan gradually moves in with Fred, and they commence a full, loving relationship. They live together for 5 years, until Jonathan, at 17, pursuing a career as an artist, leaves. As the novel opens, it is ten years later. Fred never got over his love for Jonathan, and now lives a carefully constructed, solitary life of routine - until Jonathan, now 27, widowed with a Downs Syndrome son, re-emerges into Fred's life, awakening unresolved wounds. 'Reasons of the Heart' is a diary of the next couple of months of Fred's life, moving back and forward from present to past, re-living Fred's unorthodox childhood and his relationship with the beautiful Jonathan. Author Bron Nicholls writes with sincerity and tenderness, providing a full exposition of the relationship between Fred and Jonathan. 'Reasons of the Heart' is without doubt a book worth tracking down - and indeed, should be mandatory reading for everyone in today's society. Bron Nicholls has created an incredibly beautiful and timeless evocation of family, love, trust and friendship. Very highly recommended. Book in great order 474pp , Excellent/None Issued.

Keywords: Relationships