{"product_id":"last-summer-9780758204066","title":"Last Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Thomas Ford delivers a triumphant first novel about a group of gay men looking for love  losing the past  and finding themselves in the bars and on the beaches of Provincetown.  Josh Felling has always been a romantic--up until the moment his lover Doug announced that hed had an affair with a guy from their gym. Now  with his life playing out like a very bad movie of the week  Josh impulsively heads to the Cape for a few days--long enough to figure out where his relationship--whats left of it--might be going. But the summer has other plans for Josh  and his trip to P-town will bring bigger changes than he ever imagined.  With its windswept dunes  lazy summer days  and starry nights filled with possibilities  Provincetown holds special appeal for those who call it home. . .and for those who come seeking its open welcome. People like Reilly Brennan  son of an old P-town family  whose days are caught up in wedding plans  even as his nights are increasingly taken over by heated fantasies about other men. . .Wide-eyed  blond-haired  All-American Toby Evans  an escapee from the Midwest ready to spend the summer in the equivalent of gay boot camp for anyone who will tutor him. . .Elegant Emmeline  age unknown  a southern belle straight out of Faulkner  with a mean drag act and almost enough money for her permanent gender transformation. . .Ty Rusk  one of Hollywoods hottest new stars hiding an ages-old secrets about to explode.  Weaving in and out of these and other lives like the concierge of a Grand Hotel  Josh is in for the summer of his life  a time of turning points and bridges burned  of second chances and new beginnings  of renewal and hope that will bring him closer to becoming the man he needs to be.  \"This is a cut above more mainstream gay fiction offerings  thanks to Fords crisp prose and snappy  contemporary dialogue. . ..the sandy  barefoot-friendly setting morphs all the melodrama into a satisfying beach book--and a pleasant fiction debut for Ford.\"--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67970648473653,"sku":"ByrdShop_075820406X","price":53.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780758204066.jpg?v=1794592921","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/last-summer-9780758204066","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}