An intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by
one of Scotland's brightest young talents.
Ever feel like you were fated to be friends with someone? An alchemy in
your meeting, instant fondness - part chemical, part kismet. This is how
I've felt about every friend I've fallen in love with - none so much as
you.****
In 2018, Michael Pedersen lost a most cherished friend soon after their
collective voyage into the landscape and luminosity of the Scottish
Highlands. Sitting at a desk at The Curfew Tower, Northern Ireland,
Michael begins to write to his departed friend - Scott Hutchison. What
starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a
paean to many friendships - perhaps all friendship.
In Boy Friends, Pedersen confronts the bewildering process of grief.
As memories rise to the surface - both heart-wrenching and hilarious -
he recalls his younger self: the overly sensitive boy growing up in
working-class Edinburgh; his befuddling stint in an ancient collegiate
university; a short-lived, combustible career as a lawyer; and,
foremost, the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life.
Written to glitter, with intoxicating energy, Boy Friends is a
powerful depiction of friendship and loss, a homage to the beauty of
moments shared.
