Venus as a Boy: A Novel

About this book

In a small flat in London a young man is turning to gold. But before he dies before his skin and eyes and tongue harden into a golden death mask he wants to share the amazing story of his life. Born and raised on the barren Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland his childhood is a brutal one devoid of tenderness. It is a miracle when he meets Tracy falls in love and discovers his true gift: the merest touch of him is enough to induce visions of angels and orchids. The physical heights he is able to reach-and to which he can bring others-go far beyond any normal sensual pleasure. Armed with this inexplicable talent he makes his way to London where he falls in with a group of teens forced to make a living on the street. Luke Sutherlands modern-day myth about the power of love veers from stratosphere to gutter from visions of heaven to the all-too-mortal yearning for even one glimpse of it. With Venus as a Boy Sutherland has written a moving poetic novel that manages to imbue the harsh realities of life on the street with a mesmerizing and ethereal beauty.