Breaks new ground in its candid depiction of one man's voyage of sexual discovery. Charles Bradford's emotional homecoming sets the stage for this novel, which takes the reader on an uninhibited odyssey of mind & body. For when Charles returns to the city of his youth, the recollections of his childhood & adolescence come into focus, allowing him to confront for the first time the intense sexual drives that continue to haunt him after more than 20 years. He explores the depth of his sexual self with a passionate feminist, but must also confront issues of mortality while he tries to come to terms with his estranged & now ailing father.