Kansas in August

<P><B>Patrick Gale''s second novel KANSAS IN AUGUST is a witty, warm 1980s story of sexuality, musicals, bedsits and an abandoned child</B><br><B><br>''Modern, excellent and sympathetic'' Stephen Fry<br></B><br>Hilary Metcalfe is obsessed with musicals, and abandoned on his birthday by his lover Rufus on his birthday, he gets drunk, discovers a baby and brings it home to his flat above a corner shop to provide comfort and company. <br><br>Rufus, meanwhile, allows himself to be seduced by a frivolous young woman, who is romancing under a pseudonym to escape the reality of her own loneliness. <br><br>In this witty, bawdy slice of sex and lies, the trio will find themselves drawn together ever more tightly by the lures of hedonism, self-delusion and the inescapable desire to be needed.<br><br><B>What readers admired about KANSAS IN AUGUST:</B><br><br><B>''He has a great gift of involving his readers with his characters. You care about them'' </B><B>⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</B><br><br><B>''As always with novels from Patrick Gale, this is beautifully written with characters you become involved with and care about'' </B><B>⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ </B><br><br><B>''I love anything by Patrick Gale. His earlier books are worth reading'' </B><B>⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ </B></P>