Boy Friends
Friendships just might be the greatest love affairs of our lives.
In 2018 poet and author Michael Pedersen lost a cherished friend, Scott Hutchison, soon after their collective voyage into the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Just weeks later, Michael began to write to him. As he confronts the bewildering process of grief, what starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to all the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life.
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'Leith's answer to Brideshead revisited' —THE HERALD
‘intimate and confessional...it leaps from the page’—OBSERVER
‘an inclusive, collective hug, sharing platter of a book’—SCOTSMAN
‘a thoughtful meditation on male friendship’ —GUARDIAN
‘lithe, springy, never-predictable prose’ —SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
‘an entirely endearing addition to the literature of grief' —IRISH TIMES
‘riotously funny’ —SUNDAY TIMES
More praise for Boy Friends
'Bright and heartfelt, funny and refreshing.'
— Andrew O'Hagan
‘The world needs more Michael Pedersen – lots more.’
— Bill Drummond
‘A tender, funny, rebuttal to toxic masculinity.’
— Val McDermid
‘An unforgettable read.’
— Daljit Nagra
‘Gorgeous, lyrical, sad and often very funny too.’
— Juno Dawson
‘A kaleidoscopic helter-skelter hedonistic Henry Milleresque hurtle through grief and friendship. I couldn't put it down.’
— Liz Lochhead
‘A rallying cry to gulp down every joyful, raw, painful, ugly, beautiful breath of life.’
— Alan Cumming
‘Like the best hugs, Pedersen’s writing is tight, warm and comforting.’
— Monisha Rajesh