Worlds – the respect of his peers and the love of his soulmate. Barry is a proud, strutting peacock who wants the best of both It’s not just his sexuality, he hides, it’s his recklessness, promiscuity and fear.Īnxious motivation has shaped him from a boy and drives his interaction with But this veneer masks the scared pretender who is desperate to keep his secret from public knowledge, from having family and friends know who he really is. At face value, on the surface he’s a good husband, father, friend and business man. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington has big choices to make.īarry is convivial, everyone’s friend, the life and soul of the party, an erudite, dapper older gentleman. Wife Carmel knows Barry has been cheating on her, but little does she know what is really going on.
Seventy-four years old, Antiguan born and bred, flamboyant Hackney personality Barry is known for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits.Īnd for the past sixty years, he has been in a relationship with his childhood friend and soulmate, Morris. While wrapped up neatly at the end – there really weren’t any winners in this story as the book synopsis (taken from Goodreads) infers. The first sentence I wrote was ‘Contempt is one of the death knells of a marriage‘.Īnd as much as I cram words into this book review, my first impression as summarised above remain true to me after finishing the book. The first word I wrote was ‘bittersweet‘. I wrote a lot – too much even, so it is best I try to be succinct otherwise I will be overlong. I went through a lot of emotions reading Mr Loverman which culminated in a steam of consciousness that I will try to shape into a review. The story’s twists and turns and character revelations resulted in me taking notes after first gasping aloud, or holding my breath in trepidation, amazement, or feeling misplaced shame. The narration of Mr Loverman was perfect: inflection in accents was done well, attitudes and motivations came through flawlessly. It made me reflective and consider the relationships of the older generations in my family and wider network. I read it and thought, “do I want to read this – it feels like it will be heart breaking”. I have hidden what I consider to be spoilers, but please do not read if spoilers impact on your enjoyment of a book.įYI, I’m usually ok with spoilers but concede in this instance, that certain revelations in this book would have lost their impact if known beforehand. It is impossible to say the things I want to without sharing spoilers in this review.
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