My Name is Jimmy

Take peek into post-War Australia, specifically Darwin, which is a kind of the Wild Wild West or as one character puts it, a “poofter's paradise”. James “Jimmy” Bacon has come from Sydney to find out what really happened to his childhood friend and to exorcise his own war demons. Let's just say he finds what he's looking for and lots more he never dared dream about. I loved this brief novella by [a:Garrick Jones 733039 Garrick Jones https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. It captures a sense of time and place and gay men being gay men in 1940's. It should in no way be confused for romance or read with XXIst Century's mores in mind. Despite these caveats I will say that there is satisfaction to be had and a HEA that reads true.There's quite a bit of Australian slang (some perhaps only from the period) but I had no difficulty in figuring out what was meant and actually had fun with it. 10/10 Recommend