Sucking Feijoas

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George thinks he’s a real man…until he is seduced by an American serviceman on duty in New Zealand during WW2.Neddy, the son of Lebanese migrants, marries a peasant girl in an attempt to overcome his attraction to men.Garth, an intellectual, working-class Catholic boy, escapes to Mexico but eventually returns to reveal a painful secret.Set in New Zealand, Lebanon and Mexico between 1942 and 1986, SUCKING FEIJOAS follows the lives of gay men and how, with ingenuity, courage and love, they managed their lives – despite the odds. Now in its third edition, this deeply engaging story about sexuality, class, race and the culture wars that surrounded them, is as relevant as ever. SUCKING FEIJOAS is riveting storytelling, gay history, empowering.