"A heart-warming story about coming out, finding love in later life, intergenerational bonds, and being true to yourself."
Super-cute, super-accessible, and suffused in the cheering truth that there’s no age limit to finding love and living free, Ryan Love’s Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out tells a heart-warming story of a grandfather and grandson who decide to come out. While it doesn’t shirk from presenting homophobia at its most shattering, this is, above all, a charming feel-good novel that brims with family drama and the warm-hearted glow of following your heart. In fact, through its easy-to-read, relatable style and loveable lead characters, this story wears its heart loud and proud on its sleeve.
At the grand age of 79, after a lifetime of loving the woman he married, a woman he still loves and has support from, Arthur gathers his family to announce he’s gay. While his children are left reeling by this unexpected bombshell, especially his daughter, who takes the news terribly, Arthur’s 21-year-old grandson Teddy is struggling to come out himself, just as he’s starting to fall for a new colleague. Seeing his mum’s reaction to Arthur’s announcement sets him back, but he’s always had a lovely relationship with Arthur and confides in him.
Though the road has plenty of bumps, with painful past experiences of homophobia related by Arthur, and prejudice still having devastating effects in the present, this is a wonderfully romantic tale of two men finding their way to fabulously fresh new lives, with support from loved ones.
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When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he's gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he's finally ready to come out.
Arthur's 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has a secret of his own: he's also gay, and developing serious feelings for his colleague Ben. But Teddy doesn't feel ready to come out yet – especially when Arthur’s announcement causes shockwaves in the family.
Arthur and Teddy have always been close, and now they must navigate first loves, heartbreak, and finding their place in their community. But can they – and their family – learn to accept who they truly are?
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Family Drama, Humorous Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests, Interest qualifiers, LGBTQ+ Fiction, Audiobooks of the Month, Recommendations
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out is available in Paperback, Hardback, Audiobook
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out was written by Ryan Love and published by HQ an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out has 391 pages
£8.99
