Where the Rainbow Ends: A Novel

Where the Rainbow Ends: A Novel

Overlook Press, 386 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012. 351p. ISBN 0-87951-892-8. $24.95.
Jameson Currier. 1998.

Currier is the author of Dancing on the Moon: Short Stories About AIDS; the documentary film, Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness; several short fiction works that have appeared in Best American Gay Fiction 3, Men on Men 5, Our Mothers, Our Selves, Mammoth Book of Gay Erotica, and Best Gay Erotica. In this novel, Where the Rainbow Ends, Currier writes about Robbie Taylor who is from the south and has moved to New Your City in 1978 where he becomes involved in gay life just as AIDS has become the epicenter of his life. His faith is continually challenged by the epidemic with the loss of many of his friends. He leaves New York City and moves to Los Angeles where he searches for faith, family and understanding. This is a moving story, that keeps you wanting to read more and more. Currier is a master in weaving all of life's successes and defeats into a story for all to read. This is a recommended book for all school and public libraries and should be on the shelves of academic libraries as a part of the literature of AIDS.

Keywords: Novel; Fiction
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