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Contents. The book is a first-person narrative, and revolves around an early mid-life crisis triggered when Tommy "accidentally" proclaims his love for his friend-with-benefits, Charlie, when high on ecstasy. Other characters include Finn (Charlie's son), Sadie and Bobby (Tommy's flatmates), India (Tommy's ex-girlfriend), and Julian (Tommy's boss).
Jan 1, 2002 · Tommy is twenty-nine, lives and loves in London, and has a morbid fear of the c word -- commitment, the b word -- boyfriend, and the f word -- forgetting to call his drug dealer before the weekend. But when he begins to feel the urge to become a father, he starts to wonder if his chosen lifestyle can ever make him happy.
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Jun 1, 2015 · Tommy's Tale. Tommy's Tale is my debut novel, and was published by Harper Collins in the US and Penguin in the UK. The US edition was first, in September 2002, with the UK edition following in April 2003. Chapter Six of the novel, entitled The Disabled Loo, is included in the anthology Best American Erotica 2004, edited by Susie Bright.
Sep 2, 2002 · Frothy first novel by the Scottish stage and film actor heretofore best known for his Tony Award–winning role in the recent revival of Cabaret.. The story is a first-person confession, of sorts, in which the eponymous Tommy, a late-twentysomething who vacillates between avoiding adulthood and desiring fatherhood, chats amiably with the reader about his versatile (i.e., bisexual) love life ...
Apr 14, 2017 · Tommy's Honour: Directed by Jason Connery. With Benjamin Wainwright, Peter Mullan, Jack Lowden, Peter Ferdinando. In every generation, a torch passes from father to son.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
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- 2017-04-14
As an actor, Alan Cumming has long been a disarming, mischievous presence in movies like Spy Kids and Emma, full of energy and with a certain oily charm. So it comes as no surprise that his novel Tommy’s Tale is sleazy, hyper and, in its own way, quite likeable. The book tells the tale of twenty-something Londoner Tommy, who lives with his ...
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Alan Cumming is obviously multi-talented as an actor and writer (I believe he also co-wrote the movie "Anniversary Party" with Jennifer Jason Leigh, which I thought was amazing). "Tommy's Tale" isn't afraid to give it to us straight (or gay, or bi) and shows a realistic account of the trials and tribs of going through a Saturn Return as age 30 approaches and all sorts of questions pop up like ...
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