num_pages: 192
description: "Richard House's sad, beautifully crafted novel is a triumph of story telling. His engaging characters leave the reader both astonished and hopeful. Here is an amazing writer."–David Sedaris Bruiser is the story of a love between two men wary of emotional commitment. Adrian fends for himself as a waiter, boxer and hustler until he meets Paul, a lonely British expatriate old enough to be his father. Rejecting their lives in Chicago, they embark on a road trip to Brazil. On the journey, they both find that they cannot abandon the fear of intimacy. Richard House's first novel is a sensual portrayal of lives lived on the margins.
language: English
title: Bruiser
titlecomplete: Bruiser (A Five Star Title)
genres: Fiction, LGBT, Queer, Gay
ratings_count: 36
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: The Publishing Triangle Award
category: The Ferro-Grumley Awards
publisher: Serpent's Tail