![]() ![]() ![]() But it's also about the full cycles of love and life and how they open in us the twinned capacities for grief and joy. But what will happen when the tensile strength of a bubble is tested? When the rest of life intervenes? The Dove in the Belly is about the electric, dangerous, sometimes tender but always powerful attraction between two very different boys. Within it their connection ignites physically and emotionally. ![]() A bubble forms around the two, as surprising to Ronny as it is to Ben. And Ben's mother is fighting advanced cancer. Meanwhile Ronny's mother has moved to Vegas with her latest husband. So easy to tease Ronny, throw playful insults, but it all feels somehow.loaded. Ben's aware of the overwhelming effect he has on Ronny. Confident, with that easy jock swagger, and an explosive temper always simmering. Jim Grimsley has a new novel coming in May of 2022, The Dove in the Belly, published by Levine Querido, a look at the past when queer people lived more hidden lives than now. Product Details Price 19.99 18. Ben is in some ways Ronny's opposite he's big and solid where Ronny is small and slight. The Dove in the Belly is about the electric, dangerous, sometimes tender but always powerful attraction between two very different boys. At the University of North Carolina, Ronny's made some friends, kept his secrets, survived dorm life, and protected his heart. ![]()
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