A Lancaster man working at his familys ice cream company must reinvent himself and his life when his husband Giles sudden leaves him for another man, in the new novel by the author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle.
A Man Called Ove meets Ru Pauls Drag Race in this vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance, and blooming at any age from the acclaimed author of the LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle.
If Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his familys company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanillasweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable. At forty-three, Ted is convinced theres nothing remotely remarkable about him, except perhaps his luck in having landed handsome, charismatic Giles as a husband.
Then Giles suddenly leaves him for another man, filling his social media feed with posts about #newlove and adventure. And Ted, who has spent nearly twenty years living with, and often for, another person, must reimagine the future he has happily taken for granted.
But perhaps there is another Ted slowly blossoming now that hes no longer in Giless shadowfunny, sassy, more uninhibited. Someone willing to take chances on new friendships, and even new love. Someone whos been waiting in the wings too long, but whos about to dust off a long-ago secret dream and overturn everyones expectations of himespecially his own. . .
