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Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.
Andy Fleming's newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He's barely able to run his life--he's never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he'll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it.
Except, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into feelings they can't deny. But what feels possible in secret--this fragile, tender thing between them--seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they're willing to fight.
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We Could Be So Good, in Cat Sebastian tradition, is a historical queer novel - set in New York in the late 1950s.
I really liked this book, but not as much as the Kit Webb and Marian Hayes novels. I really can't put my finger on what it actually is, because as a story this one is far stronger, has more depth and the characters feel richer. But as something to be enjoyed, I much prefer the others. Perhaps the struggles of queer folk in the 50s in NY seem a bit too close in time and make it feel way more real.
Either way, I did really enjoy this book. The characters were really nice, especially Andy. I kept comparing this novel to His Girl Friday, and I keep seeing Andy as being played by Cary Grant. We Could Be So Good is really sweet novel.
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