At the Court of Broken Dreams

In a real historical Game of Thrones, a disgruntled younger son, Eddie De-la-Pole, sardonic and bisexual, dominated by his Beloved Mother, nurtures a bromance with the brother of the Yorkist queen. But the vain queen separates them. How will Eddie choose between his beloved friend and the rising, sinister star of the dynastic firmament, Richard, Duke of Gloucester? And who is the mysterious Catalan rabbi, who hangs around the English court, and eventually has a powerful influence over Eddie's life? Read and enjoy At the Court of Broken Dreams - a tale of love and war in the Middle Ages - to learn the answers to these and other fascinating questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "In the end it turns out that all these characters have been inhabiting a farce - and a Shakespearian one at that. Delightful." Sebastian Beaumont in Gay Times on "Addictions". "Inhabits the past as convincingly as Hilary Mantel." Jane Spiro, Professor in Education, Oxford Brookes University on "At the Court of Broken Dreams". Extracts from contemporary reviews of "Addictions": Laurence Brown's intriguing novel "Addictions" is both an exercise in form and a hearty look at the conventions of literature-especially gay literature.....With wit, insight and precision, Brown manages to dismantle these cliches before our eyes....In the end it turns out that all these characters have been inhabiting a farce - and a Shakespearian one at that. Delightful." Sebastian Beaumont in Gay Times, April 2001. We suggest you get stuck into 'Addictions', the new novel by Laurence Brown. This witty portrait of gay life in Margaret Thatcher's Britain is told through the (often bitchy) correspondence of two highly-sexed gays, Francis and Jeremy, which, as you can imagine, had us in stitches (perhaps some of it hit home...?) BOYZ, 19.12.00 I loved it, it's full of good things; full of notes and chords which chime and resonate. I am particularly fond of Baillie and his "Sketches"- like a brief history of our past. And Francis and Jeremy - complex and brave, bitchy and true. (A picture of a friendship, beautifully handled.)....O God, has there been an Anthony in all our lives? Many congratulations. I hope the book sells well, I'm sure it will...Delicious and sad, sexy and civilized." William Corlett to the author, 16.12.00, author of "Now and then" etc. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"...an hilarious, but poignant comedy of errors, which brings all the main characters and their diverse backgrounds together in a delightful, well-written meaty novel. Deserves to be read. G-Scene, Brighton. ...Baillie was lovely. I know nothing of Jewish life...But so much of the rest of his experience - the North, London, and 70s and 80s gay London - was my own and I found it very well done...I even had the odd moistening of the eye. Dr. David Starkey to the author. Just the thing to take on holiday. www. Rainbownetwork.com ...really enjoyed it. Very ambitious and rich. Professor Jeffrey Weeks author of "Sexuality and its Discontents", to the author.