Junction X

by
Erastes


 

ISBN: 978-1-937692-06-3 (print)

ISBN: 978-1-937692-07-0 (eBook)

Pages: 200

Print Retail Price: $13.99

eBook Retail Price: $6.99


Synopsis

Set in the very English suburbia of 1962 where everyone has tidy front gardens and lace curtains, Junction X is the story of Edward Johnson, who ostensibly has the perfect life: A beautiful house, a great job, an attractive wife and two well-mannered children. The trouble is he’s been lying to himself all of his life. And first love, when it does come, hits him and hits him hard. Who is the object of his passion? The teenaged son of the new neighbours.

Edward’s world is about to go to hell.


Reviews

Both a haunting tale of sexual obsession and a stunning portrait of an ordinary man caught up in the throes of an illicit love and teetering on the brink of self-destruction, told with pinpoint psychological insight and mouth-watering prose, this is a splendid example of the storyteller's art, reminiscent of James Baldwin.

    Victor J. Banis, author of The Man from C.A.M.P.

Erastes has taken an unmentionable subject and faced at it head on and seen beauty where blandness existed before. An amazing job, Erastes, you sure have a definite winner here!

A man desperately trying to derail the train on which his life rides — an anguishing and gripping account of latent self-discovery and a consequential adolescent infatuation in an age of judging eyes. At times endearing and romantic, embarrassing and cruel, Erastes has masterfully written another true-to-life novel steeped with hope and despair.

An amazing emotional read about the passion a repressed married man feels for the next door neighbor's son in 1962 London and its consequences. Not romance — just pure artistry and bona fide literature. Highly recommended.

“Erastes has written a beautiful and tragic love story, haunting, turbulent, and at times, transcendent.”

“This might be a throwback to an older form, where gay lovers had to be punished, but the prose is so beautiful, the tragedy so poignant and inevitable, and unfolds so perfectly that the step back works.”

“... a beautifully written and vivid portrayal of a man's downfall.”

“If you enjoy a serious story of how mistakes cause pain, how passion can injure as well as please, then by all means, give Junction X a read.”

“I have reviewed several of Erastes’ previous books, and in my opinion Junction X has to be her best effort yet.”

“... Erastes is a skillful writer. Her dialogue flows naturally, her plot moves briskly, and overall her story has its heart-wrenching moments of despair and beauty.”