{"product_id":"9780997764505","title":"My Bare Naked Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Goodreads G\/G 2016 BEST GAY MEN'S FICTION AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for Best Gay Fiction, 2016 Lambda Literary Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An amazing book that I did not want to end.\" - \u003ci\u003eReviews by Amos Lassen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Impressive debut novel. Highly Recommended.\" - \u003ci\u003eGrady Harp, Amazon Top 100 Vine Reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Branson is a college freshman with a big secret: he likes girls, but he also likes guys - and he is surrounded by them at the preppy, all-male college he attends in Vermont. It is the 1950s, a time when gay sex was illegal throughout the US and grounds for expulsion from colleges like his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst that backdrop, John struggles with the desires that drum inside his head with a deafening roar. Those desires are manifest in his complicated feelings of affection towards his roommate and best friend, Daniel. John also has his eyes on Dusty, a golden boy from California who is a senior and the dorm's resident advisor. It is a tumultuous year for John and his buddies as they learn about friendship, sexual awakening, and falling in love during a time of hate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMY BARE NAKED HEART is a fun, sexy read that is both literary and impassioned. It is a moving gay love story that will make you laugh, cry, and remember what it was like to fall in love for the very first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you ever read A SEPARATE PEACE and wondered if there was more to the male friendships portrayed in those pages, MY BARE NAKED HEART will speak to you. It is a book that explores love and passion with the intensity and lyricism of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. It is written with sexual frankness and set in the time of A BOY'S OWN STORY, GIOVANNI'S ROOM, and THE CITY AND THE PILLAR. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote: this book is gay fiction, not m\/m romance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walt Whitman Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035034140912,"sku":"9780997764505","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997764505_p0.jpg?v=1763956923","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997764505","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}