The Mayfly
Eddy, Robin
This poignant and beautiful story, set in the 1970s in an English cathedral town, picks up Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" theme but, by gently breaking the taboo, brings the man and boy closely together.
Roland Millan, successful artist and theatrical designer, falls in love with Piers Moriston, senior chorister at Wharnley Minster. A boy of rare beauty and mature for his age, he is in need of affection and Roland, though ready to give it, f...