A beautifully written book depicting the love 16 year old Brian feels for his 17 year old best friend Jamie, set against the backdrop of the bible-belt South. J.P. Barnaby manages to realistically portray the agony, uncertainty, diffidence as well as the joy, elation and passion of first love. She also manages to capture the fear of discovery these young men must deal with in their small, closed-minded, intolerant town.
I'm not sure if this was planned by the author, but I found this book to be timeless, in that there is no mention of current popular culture that could date and therefore perhaps invalidate the story. In my mind the story could be set in the 1950s 1980s or 2011!
