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Silver City
A chance encounter in a pub. An offer of a bed for the night. 21-year-old Jack, up for interview for an airline pilot’s job, can not guess that meeting housemates Will and Mike will change his life. Set in the skies above France and England this is the story of a brilliant Sixties Summer of Love with a difference. A story of adventure and travel, told with affection, humour and warmth. And – buyer be warned – a good deal of explicit sex.
- GenresGay
299 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 31, 2017
About the author
Anthony McDonald
71 books108 followersAnthony McDonald studied history at Durham University. He worked very briefly as a musical instrument maker and as a farm labourer before moving into the theatre, where he has worked in almost every capacity except those of Director and Electrician.
His first novel, Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet, was published in 2001 and his second, Adam, in 2003.
Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet became the first book in a Seville trilogy that also comprises Along The Stars and Woodcock Flight.
Other books include the sequel to Adam, - Blue Sky Adam - and the stand-alone adventure story, Getting Orlando.
Ivor's Ghosts, a psychological thriller, was published in April 2014.
The Dog In The Chapel, and Ralph: Diary of a Gay Teen, both appeared in 2014. Anthony is the also the author of the Gay Romance series, which comprises ten short novels.
Anthony McDonald's short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic
He has also written the scripts for several Words and Music events, based around the lives and works of composers including Schubert and Brahms, which have been performed in Britain and in Portugal.
His travel writing has appeared in the Independent newspaper.
After several years of living and teaching English in France McDonald is now based based in rural East Sussex.
His first novel, Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet, was published in 2001 and his second, Adam, in 2003.
Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet became the first book in a Seville trilogy that also comprises Along The Stars and Woodcock Flight.
Other books include the sequel to Adam, - Blue Sky Adam - and the stand-alone adventure story, Getting Orlando.
Ivor's Ghosts, a psychological thriller, was published in April 2014.
The Dog In The Chapel, and Ralph: Diary of a Gay Teen, both appeared in 2014. Anthony is the also the author of the Gay Romance series, which comprises ten short novels.
Anthony McDonald's short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic
He has also written the scripts for several Words and Music events, based around the lives and works of composers including Schubert and Brahms, which have been performed in Britain and in Portugal.
His travel writing has appeared in the Independent newspaper.
After several years of living and teaching English in France McDonald is now based based in rural East Sussex.
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October 4, 2024
'Silver City' (Gay Romance) by Anthony McDonald
I like McDonald's writing style; he's so descriptive that it gently pulls one into a certain era and timeline, into the life experiences of his characters, making it feel like you live there too.
This was an entertaining storyline, with some angst thrown in, lots of sex including switching partners, plus complex jobs as pilots, mostly in England but also across the channel into France.
I throughly enjoyed it!
I like McDonald's writing style; he's so descriptive that it gently pulls one into a certain era and timeline, into the life experiences of his characters, making it feel like you live there too.
This was an entertaining storyline, with some angst thrown in, lots of sex including switching partners, plus complex jobs as pilots, mostly in England but also across the channel into France.
I throughly enjoyed it!
September 19, 2017
I can’t believe how lucky I was to find this book. SILVER CITY pulled me in with the pitch perfect cover depicting 3 handsome young men jumping in the air with the seaside behind them and an airplane soaring high above in the blue sky. I am an aviation buff and love smart, sexy, well-written gay fiction, particularly when it captures young men in the prime of life with their whole futures ahead of them. SILVER CITY expertly weaves all of the foregoing together. By coincidence, I read most of it while flying from Los Angeles to New York and was entertained the whole way.
SILVER CITY is set in the summer of 1963 with the coastal British town of Lydd and the skies above the English Channel and France as the principal locations. Will and Jack are 2 young guys in their 20s fresh out of the RAF and eager to further their pilot credentials. Mike is the hunky captain about 30 who is further along in his aviation career than the 2 younger guys. They all work for a plucky airline called Silver City that ferries cars and passengers from England to France and occasionally further. The 3 men share a cozy bungalow and, as you might expect when 3 good-looking young men of certain inclinations share close quarters with only 2 beds, those beds are shared as well.
SILVER CITY is very sexy, but not salacious. In addition to telling the well-researched story of the real life airline, it tells the story of the idyllic life the 3 men share during that summer in the air, by the seaside, and in the bedroom. At some point in the middle, I began to question whether 3 men could really work as a unit like this, particularly when other men are introduced and a threesome is on the verge of expanding further. But, then I thought of my own sometimes complicated love life and realized that with the right people and under the right circumstances, one’s heart (and other body parts) can grow larger, particularly when young. I thought the author deftly handled that dynamic as well, including the challenges it faces and the possibility of happiness.
This is the first Anthony McDonald novel I have read, and I look forward to reading more from him.
SILVER CITY is a smart, fun, sexy read. 5 Stars!
SILVER CITY is set in the summer of 1963 with the coastal British town of Lydd and the skies above the English Channel and France as the principal locations. Will and Jack are 2 young guys in their 20s fresh out of the RAF and eager to further their pilot credentials. Mike is the hunky captain about 30 who is further along in his aviation career than the 2 younger guys. They all work for a plucky airline called Silver City that ferries cars and passengers from England to France and occasionally further. The 3 men share a cozy bungalow and, as you might expect when 3 good-looking young men of certain inclinations share close quarters with only 2 beds, those beds are shared as well.
SILVER CITY is very sexy, but not salacious. In addition to telling the well-researched story of the real life airline, it tells the story of the idyllic life the 3 men share during that summer in the air, by the seaside, and in the bedroom. At some point in the middle, I began to question whether 3 men could really work as a unit like this, particularly when other men are introduced and a threesome is on the verge of expanding further. But, then I thought of my own sometimes complicated love life and realized that with the right people and under the right circumstances, one’s heart (and other body parts) can grow larger, particularly when young. I thought the author deftly handled that dynamic as well, including the challenges it faces and the possibility of happiness.
This is the first Anthony McDonald novel I have read, and I look forward to reading more from him.
SILVER CITY is a smart, fun, sexy read. 5 Stars!
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