Please Come to Boston

Gary Goldstein

Please Come to Boston
Please Come to Boston

Please Come to Boston

Please Come to Boston

Gary Goldstein

View full details

Description

First times, fast times, past times...

Boston, 1975. Nicky DeMarco, a naïve but game 18-year-old, is navigating his first semester of college when he falls into a surprising-and life-altering-romantic triangle with Joe, a charismatic, big-hearted jock, and Lori, a warm and adventurous psych student. The three embark on a secret, joyous, and passionate journey of self-discovery as Nicky questions his sexuality-and all that entails. It turns into an emotional high-wire act and loyalty test with unexpected consequences for the trio's present and future, one which we flash forward to some fifty years later when Nicky and Joe reunite back where it all began.

PLEASE COME TO BOSTON is a vivid and evocative snapshot of that youthful time of life when the world is laid out in front of us with all its amazing, intoxicating, and terrifying possibilities-and the thorny complications that can follow.

Gary Goldstein's third novel is a funny, nostalgic, and bittersweet look at first love at a time when exploring one's sexual orientation and authentic self was riskier, more uncharted territory, yet with so many of the same defining issues that resonate today.

Critical Reviews

"If you've gone through young adulthood, if you've been curious about sex, if you've fallen in or out of love, or if you've ever tried to figure out who you are and what you want, then Gary Goldstein's Please Come to Boston is the perfect book for you."

- Jessica Anya Blau, author of Mary Jane

"Beautifully constructed, poignant, and heartfelt, Please Come to Boston is about first loves, first heartbreaks, and friendships that last a lifetime. Goldstein molds vivid and loving characters in Nicky, Joe, and Lori, people you want to spend time with and who resonate in your soul long after you finish this gorgeous novel." - Bart Baker, author of Honeymoon with Harry and The Wedding Gift


"Gary Goldstein takes us to school in this emotional, honest, and charming portrayal of complex college friends who are figuring out love and life. Please Come to Boston is one of those life-affirming books that I wish existed when I was entering adulthood. It's like a reunion with classmates you can't wait to see." - Sidney Karger, author of Best Men and The Bump


"Exciting for its novelty, but also touching for its rawness, the journey of its three characters is both fascinating and heartbreaking. Contemplative and deep with zings of humor right when you need them. Supremely satisfying." - Susan Walter, author of Good as Dead and Lie by the Pool


"A breezy but delightfully complicated chronicle of the first college semester of three very charming and well-crafted characters as they explore their erotic desires with all the emotional confusion that follows. A welcome addition to the pantheon of great coming-of-age stories. I could not have loved this book more." - David Pevsner, author of Damn Shame: A Memoir of Desire, Defiance, and Show Tunes

Publishing Information

Publisher: Hadleigh House LLC
Pub date: 2024-09-10
Length: 288 pages

The Allstora Membership

Membership Perks:

  • Save 30% on all online store purchases
  • Exclusive access to author's content
  • You pay less, but authors still earn double

Membership Terms:

First Month: $0.00
Monthly price: $5.00
  • To access membership discount simply log in and add to cart, discount applied automatically.
  • One month free trial, cancel anytime. Membership renews on the 15th of each month.