{"product_id":"a-man-and-his-pride-by-luke-rutledge","title":"A Man and His Pride by Luke Rutledge - USED","description":"\u003ci\u003eSometimes life can be hard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003euntil the right person shows you the way.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Despite coming out years ago, twenty-six-year-old Sean Preston has never been one to shout his sexuality from the rooftops. When his relationship of three months comes to a humiliating end, he vows never to become emotionally attached again, falling into a cycle of hook-ups, booze and an unrelenting gym routine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The rest of Sean's life isn't panning out how he hoped either. His job as an online troll moderator is testing his mental health, his best friend and former girlfriend still resents him for coming out, and even his own mother seems to blame him for a tragedy that tore their family apart. But it is his surprising connection with an eighty-seven-year-old nursing home resident that pushes his identity crisis to the brink.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Then Sean meets naive but kind nurse William, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. William is shy and inexperienced when it comes to the gay dating scene, and Sean offers to show him the way - but it turns out William has a few unexpected life lessons to offer in return . . . and when it comes to forgiveness and self-love, Sean has a lot to learn.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Set in Brisbane during Australia's 2017 same-sex marriage plebiscite, \u003ci\u003eA Man and His Pride\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant and deeply moving story that celebrates some of the many ways to be gay, and shows that finding your pride is a journey - one you cannot take alone.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eA Man and His Pride\u003c\/i\u003e is breezily written, moving queer fiction with a deft light comic touch.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This is thoroughly engrossing, deftly constructed and refreshingly frank about the ruthless realities of the gay scene and the difficulties in coming out and becoming comfortable in your identity.' \u003ci\u003eDNA\u003c\/i\u003e magazine","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019701190719,"sku":null,"price":13.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/27871503482814.jpg?v=1773829269","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/a-man-and-his-pride-by-luke-rutledge","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}