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One Last Song

By: Nathan Evans
Narrated by: Nathan Evans
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When a gentleman called Joan lands up in a care home, Jim doesn't know what's hit him—everything about his new neighbour is triggering. And Joan is a colourful, combustible cocktail—ticking. Battle begins. May the best man win. But beneath antics and antique armour plating, what are both hiding? And maybe they just may be batting for the same team. An uproarious and uplifting romantic comedy about grey liberation.

"An enchanting romance - funny, touching and inspiring" — STEPHEN FRY

"It's very funny, very touching and has the absolute ring of truth about it. One can't but fall in love with these two more or less impossible people, as they fall in love with each other." — SIMON CALLOW

"A warm, joyful and ingenious tale of gay love from the UK's Armistead Maupin." — JOELLE TAYLOR

"I adored this book. Touching. Heartwarming. Funny. Sad. Beautifully drawn characters I wanted to spend more time with..." — JONATHAN HARVEY

"When we forget our gay elders and the radical queer people who lived so we could fly, we forget ourselves. Nathan Evans has not just remembered these elder angels, he has painted them with humour, love, truth and glory. This is a gem of a novella with characters to cherish." — ADAM ZMITH

"One Last Song is a beautiful, smouldering, hilarious and sparkling testament to queer intimacy and the revolutionary potency of queer creative activism. Every page filled my heart with Pride." — DAN GLASS

Nathan says, "The fight for gay rights began in the sixties; some of its original warriors are now in their seventies and eighties, facing new battles with infirmity and isolation. This story is for them. I first told it in screenplay: it attracted the attachment of Simon Callow and Richard Wilson, but insufficient investment. I then told it as stage play: it attracted Arts Council funding (and rave reviews) for a site-specific performance at the legendary RVT, for one-night-only. It's a story that's always needed a wider audience. A story that remains un(der)told. Queer love in the care home? Here it comes in novel form."

©2024 Nathan Evans (P)2024 Inkandescent
Contemporary Literature & Fiction Romance Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt Witty

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"One Last Song is edgy, funny and moving. A heady mix that packs an emotional punch." — PAUL MCVEIGH

"One Last Song is a necessary love story, both profoundly moving and profoundly optimistic. It will almost inevitably infiltrate your heart." – MARTIN SHERMAN

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Brilliant! A triumph.

Brilliant! Funny! Heartwarming! Heartbreakingly real. A triumph.
Read this please. Joan and Jim will stay with you for a long time. You will not regret it.
Read with such love by the author Nathan Evans.

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