If there is one thing that I admire Evaristo for in this novel, it is her skillful use of point of view. And Morris keeps on pressuring him to finally leave his wife and kids to be with him after decades of waiting.Īccording to Barry, “The whole point of midlife crisis is to start living the life you want instead of tolerating the life you have.” But Barry’s situation wasn’t easy-peasy, with two kids, a grandson, and a wife whose father just died. His youngest daughter, Maxine, seems too immature even at age 40.
His elder daughter, Donna, is too much like her mother for Barry’s liking. The question is, how is he going to do it? His wife, Carmel, would hear nothing of divorce because of her staunch Christian upbringing. The novel tells the story of Barry Walker, a 74-year-old husband and father of two, who is contemplating on divorcing his wife and finally living in the open with his secret partner, Morris.
I mean, it’s not every day that you get to read a story about closeted elderly men, right? You can find lots of LGBT stories nowadays, but only a few of them touch on the aging gay man in such a humorous way. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo immediately appealed to my fancy. Amazon/ Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/ GoodreadsĪs someone who loves exploring new books based on blurbs and descriptions, the premise of Mr.
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