ROMANCE

The Bells of Times Square

by Amy Lane
Riptide. Dec. 2014. 245p. ISBN 9781626491861. pap. $16.99; ebk. ISBN 9781626491854. LGBT ROMANCE
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Every year since he returned from World War II, Nate Meyer has made a solitary, mysterious pilgrimage to New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve. This year, with Nate silenced by a stroke and wheelchair-bound, his grandson Blaine is doing the honors—and sharing a secret in the process. But Nate's thoughts drift back to an abandoned summerhouse in the German-held French woods and Walt Phillips, the soldier who had rescued Nate after he was shot down and with whom he had fallen in love. Compassion and humor temper the dark undercurrents of homophobia, anti-Semitism, and the ever-present wartime violence in a beautifully written book that for all its practical realism seems almost dusted with magic.
VERDICT A poignant New Year's Eve trip to fulfill an old vow brings closure to one couple and a new beginning to another in this touching, bittersweet M/M love story that leaves readers with hope but may require a hanky or two. Lane (Beneath the Stain) lives in California.
Reviewed by Kristin Ramsdell , Dec 01, 2014
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