From the New York Timesâbestselling author of The Lord Wonât Mind comes the story of a man whose marriage of convenience will never keep him from taking what he truly wants
Before he has even hit his twentieth birthday, Walter Makin has already earned a red-hot career on the stage and a reputation as a Boy Wonder. From afar, he is truly a man who has the whole world at its knees and a bright future ahead of him. Still, he has one weaknessâother boys.
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Set in the 1940s, An Idol for Others follows Walterâs internal turmoil as he tries to follow societyâs norms by marrying Clara, a wealthy, forceful heiress who is as enamored of Walterâs status as she is of his body. In spite of Walterâs efforts to refuse what he truly wants, he finds comfort again and again in the beds of other menâmen who understand themselves and what they want in ways Walter can only dream of. However, when he meets and falls for a beautiful young writer, he canât deny who he is any longer. Now he must tell the world, regardless of the consequences.