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Gay high-school English teacher Nathan Bishop lives in the small Connecticut town and the house in which he grew up, unlike brother Tommy, a decidedly urban type who's a real love-'em-and-leave-'em player with the guys. Imagine quiet Nathan's surprise when Tommy arrives with his current hunk and a married couple (man-woman, yet) for a vacation of sun and sand at his brother's place. Teaching summer school to kids, including attractive and hormonal Simon, 15, doesn't keep Nathan from seeing married-man Kyle's obvious ambivalence about his sexuality--a smoldering ember waiting to ignite. Kyle's confused, hurt wife, Camille, winds up drinking too much of the wine cellar Nathan inherited from dear old, abusive Dad. Add--much to Tommy's lustful appreciation--Simon to the already volatile mixture in Nathan's household, and the yearnings and entanglements extend to the school and the larger community in this smoothly written, well-paced exploration of issues of fathers and sons, forgiveness and acceptance. Whitney Scott
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"With Leave Myself Behind, Bart Yates gives us both the laugh-out-loud and refreshingly sincere coming-of-age story we've been missing all these years." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Kensington; Book Club edition (July 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0758209118
  • ISBN-13: 978-0758209115
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
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60 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I hate being speechless., July 20, 2005
By Michael T. Rognlien (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This book really should have been marked as being a bit scandalous. There is intercourse with minors, incest, multiple attempted suicides, the list goes on. A lesser author would dredge up the most obvious emotions and the associated trite characterizations of the seemingly typical damaged characters and clobber us with a storyline that reeks with the familiar "I can tell which heart string he's going to pull on next".

If you've not yet read Leave Myself Behind (I have lent out and purchased at least 4 copies thus far) then you might not realize that Bart Yates is not a lesser author, and that buying and experiencing this book is really something you'll want to thank him for making possible.

He takes emotionally wrenching subject matter and mixes it with characters that should be easily predictable and transparent and turns them into these simple yet epic portrayals of the intricacy of the human condition, and it's amazing to read. He certainly does put most, if not all, of his characters through hell and back before allowing them a bit of redemption, but as with most of the rewarding things in life, the journey is a hell of a lot more important than the destination.

I fully suggest setting aside however much time you'll need to get through it in one sitting - and if you haven't yet read Leave Myself Behind, have it at the ready for when you finish.
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GRIPPING !!! A BOOK OF GREAT IMPORTANCE., July 16, 2005
By Paul A. Minafri (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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THE BROTHERS BISHOP is one of the most powerfully gripping books I have read in years. I could well identify with Nathan, one of the Bishop brothers, since he is a man who thrives on solitude. I equally was jealous of Tommy, the second of the Bishop brothers, since he is the vivacious, charming, witty brother who is capable of captivating an audience simply by appearing within their sight. Their story, both past and present, is one that is both beautiful and tragic. I dare not write too much about this novel, lest I take a potential reader down a path that rightfully belongs to the author and the book itself. Suffice it so say, that I LOVED THIS BOOK, and felt completely emotionally wrung out by the time I closed the back cover for the last time. THE STORY OF THIS BOOK WILL HAUNT its readers...this is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ. Profound does not even begin to describe the depth of its content.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Writing and an Engrossing Study of Brotherly Love, April 17, 2006
By Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Bart Yates burns up the pages with a writing style that very rapidly becomes addictive. He is able to say more in a short paragraph that most writers can say in a chapter. There is a sense of presence in his style that seduces the reader into the feeling of being in the same space as his characters, making the story flow smoothly and far too quickly!

And what characters he as created in THE BROTHERS BISHOP! Nathan, the older, still lives an near hermetic existence in his hometown of Walcott, Connecticut, in the same house where he spent his childhood with his younger brother Tommy, their mother who died in a freak accident of choking when the boys were small, their father who after the death of the mother became a cruel and abusive parent. The father is now dead and Nathan maintains the house intact, teaching school in the local high school, trying to find happiness as a gay man without a partner.

Into this milieu enters Tommy (now living in New York) together with his current squeeze Philip (Tommy has a history of torrid but brief gay relationships), and a young married couple Kyle and Camille (Kyle is a closeted gay man). They intend to spend two summer weeks at the beach but the 'vacation' is far from relaxing. Tommy soon takes notice of Simon, Kyle's 15-yer-old student (whose won father is abusive and just happens to be the new District Attorney) and in time progresses toward a disastrous liaison. Nathan struggles with yet another intrusion into his privacy with the entrance of an archeological dig in his cornfield, and that crimp in his privacy is heightened by the madness of Tommy with Philip moving toward dissolution of a shallow relationship mirrored by Kyle and Camille when Kyle gets far too involved with his physical needs with men. Despite Nathan's warnings to Tommy that he is headed toward trouble with his behavior with Simon, the inevitable happens and tragedy ensues for both of the brothers.

One of the stunning aspects of this fine novel is Yates' concept of brotherhood that binds Nathan and Tommy, a brotherhood that has no equal in contemporary literature. The brothers truly love each other and struggle through their childhood with an abusive father, finding solace with each other, even to the point that they carry on a mutually successful sex life with each other. In some writers' hands this topic of incestuous relationship would be ruinous: in Yates hands he gives us one of the most beautifully rich bondings that is equally sensuous and spiritual. The boys are both so desperate to be loved that they find satisfaction in each other ... and a few memories of their mother's love. Nathan: 'I was only four years old, and I had never known what love really was until the day I saw my mother singing to my brother. Before then it was only a word, just an abstract concept I confused with simple affection. But that was the day it became a reality, something palpable and awful and heart stopping...If it doesn't drop you to your knees and make you shake like a set dog, it's not love.'

With THE BROTHERS BISHOP Yates confirms the promises made in LEAVE MYSELF BEHIND as one of the more poignant and gifted writers, especially in gay fiction. It is one of those books you hope never ends and when it ends with the heart-tugging tragedy Yates has us by the throat. A finely written, intelligent, engrossing novel that begs to be re-read. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

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