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Junction X
| Title | Junction X |
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| Date | 2024-10-12 07:13:24 |
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Desciption
Set in the very English suburbia of 1962 where everyone has tidy front gardens and lace curtains, Junction X is the story of Edward Johnson, who ostensibly has the perfect life: A beautiful house, a great job, an attractive wife and two well-mannered children. The trouble is he's been lying to himself all of his life. And first love, when it does come, hits him and hits him hard. Who is the object of his passion? The teenaged son of the new neighbours. Edward's world is about to go to hell. "Both a haunting tale of sexual obsession and a stunning portrait of an ordinary man caught up in the throes of an illicit love and teetering on the brink of self-destruction, told with pinpoint psychological insight and mouth-watering prose, this is a splendid example of the storyteller's art, reminiscent of James Baldwin." - Victor J. Banis, author of The Man from C.A.M.P.
Review
If I could give this more stars I would.This book touched me so much.Definitely one of my top reads....RE READ AUGUST 2016.....I enjoyed it even more.This book is simply brilliant.My emotions are all over the place after finishing this and it's only one of a handful of books I cried at...I was simply stunned.This is a story of obsession but also a deep love in an era which would never tolerate such a thing.Ed has the seemingly perfect life.A home in a sort after area on the outskirts of London....something most people aspire to.Along with that he has a well paid,respectable job,a beautiful and charming wife and the all important ( in that society ) 2 children.Set in England in the 1960's it's one of the most moving stories I've read.So,to the outside world,Ed has the perfect life but behind closed doors things are different.He's expected to love his wife and while,I think,he had affection for her something was definitely missing from his life.....temptation is about to be put in his way in the form of his new neighbours son Alex....This is definitely a taboo subject....Ed is 33 and Alex is 17 and even in today's more liberal society I suspect this would be frowned upon,so imagine the situation about 50 years ago.The writing is just stunning.It's written like a kind of dairy with Ed putting into words the whole story and trying to explain his feelings.I finished this about 2 days ago and the story is still on my mind.One of the best,most moving books I've read....
