Sucking Feijoas [Paperback]

Jeff Buchanan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001

Not so long ago in provincial New Zealand, anyone who has identified as homosexual was treated as an outcast. This entertaining and revealing first novel follows the lives of three gay men in New Zealand during the 1940s, 60s and 80s. This richly rewarding novel places Buchanan alongside the likes of big names such as Janet Frame, Witi Imimaera and Noel Virtue.

Jeff Buchanan was born in 1955 and left New Zealand at 17, spending the next two decades in South America, The Middle East, The USA and Melanesia, before returning home.

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About the Author

Jeff Buchanan was born in 1955 and left New Zealand aged 17, spending the next two decades in Latin America, The Middle East, USA and Melanesia. This is his first book. He is a teacher in international Education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: GMP; Revised & Expanded edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902852303
• ISBN-13: 978-1902852300
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,097,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Novel, February 26, 2002

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Luke K (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sucking Feijoas (Paperback)

This is an excellent novel, full of humour and tenderness. I highly recommend it. I fell in love with Neddy and the rest of the characters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully entertaining!, March 29, 2003

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Neil J. Hajba "neil_in_la" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sucking Feijoas (Paperback)

One of the best pieces of gay literature out there! A must for everyone's library!

4.0 out of 5 stars An easy and fun read!, April 17, 2011

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Carlos T. Mock "carloschicago" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sucking Feijoas (Paperback)

Sucking Feijoas by Jeff Buchanan

Set in New Zealand the book follows the story of three men:

George, who thinks he's macho...until he's seduced by an American serviceman.

Neddy, the son of Lebanese immigrants, who marries a peasant girl to overcome his attraction to men.

And GFarth, a working class Catholic boy who escapes to Mexico but eventually returns to New Zealand to reveal his painful secret.

With humor and understanding, this novel charts half a century in the lives of three gay men--and the suffering caused by living a double life.

An easy and fun read!