Jake, The Yorkshire Farmer's Lad / Jake, le garçon du fermier du Yorkshire: Un voyage érotique historique de découverte gay

 A Gay Erotic Journey of Discovery

Joey Jenkinson steps back in time to 1964, three years before homosexuality was decriminalized in Britain.

At twenty, farmer’s boy Jake Nelson already has a reputation, that of village lothario having seduced twenty women, most of them married and not getting from their husbands what the lusty beefcake has to offer. This changes when farmhand Mark Noble unleashes feelings within him that Jake never knew he had. When the pair are caught in the act by Eddie, Jake’s abusive father, Jake is shamed into leaving for London, where Mark’s friend, pop entrepreneur Tommy Vincent, employs him as chauffeur to tetchy homophobic crooner Lennie Stevens.

In London, Jake is catapulted into a world he never knew existed: one populated with rent-boys, men-only bars, and far less prejudice than he had encountered back in Yorkshire. Tommy has a reputation for sleeping with all his male singers, even heterosexual ones, in exchange for guaranteed fame, but it is Jake who seduces him in a continuance of his journey of sexual discovery which sees him getting bolder and more adventurous with each new day. In Soho one evening, Jake meets Ricky Ross, a “Dilly Boy” with whom he finds himself gradually falling in love. He also encounters tremendous prejudice, most especially from Lennie when, on the tour circuit, Jake hooks up with a famous Liverpudlian singer. Tragedy ensues, compelling Jake to return to Yorkshire, taking Ricky with him. While here, his father dies, and at Eddie Nelson’s funeral that he meets Justin, the adopted cousin he has not seen for years. The drama continues, with Jake facing more than a few seemingly surmountable obstacles as his journey progresses. But will he succeed in finding lasting happiness?

WARNING: this story contains adult material of a sexual nature.

Briefstalk

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2021

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This is a curious mixture of a book. The first 90% is a gay romp with lots of implausible scenarios but where pretty well every fit young man, and there are plenty, is soon engaged in wild sex with the hero or maybe in a threesome. And it's fun, with the story just about holding together. The final section stretches credulity with a new character playing a major and unforeseeable role. I nearly marked it down for this but then repented - the hero is so likeable and the uninhibited sex is great!

R H Warwick

4.0 out of 5 stars not quite as sexy that it thinks it is

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2020

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This book is quite a good read, some of the story is a bit of a of a lets try and be as sexy as hell.
At times it's a bit of a wallowing and how to get all the threads to fit together. It seemed it was
like a gay "Room at the Top" about it. I wanted more from this book, but it was fine.

Dans cette histoire, Joey Jenkinson remonte dans le temps jusqu'en 1964, trois ans avant la décriminalisation de l'homosexualité en Grande-Bretagne.À vingt ans, le garçon du fermier Jake Nelson a déjà une réputation, celle de lothario du village ayant séduit vingt femmes, la plupart mariées et ne recevant pas de leurs maris ce que le vigoureux bœuf à offrir. Cela change lorsque l'ouvrier agricole Cockney, Mark Noble libère en lui des sentiments que Jake n'a jamais su qu'il avait. Lorsque le couple est pris en flagrant délit par Eddie, le père abusif de Jake, Jake part pour Londres, où l'ami de Mark, l'entrepreneur pop Tommy Vincent, l'emploie comme chauffeur pour le crooner homophobe Lennie Stevens. À Londres, Jake est catapulté dans un monde dont il ignorait l'existence: un monde peuplé de garçons à louer, de bars réservés aux hommes. Tommy a la réputation de coucher avec tous ses chanteurs masculins, même hétérosexuels, en échange d'une renommée garantie, mais c'est Jake qui le séduit dans la poursuite de son voyage de découverte sexuelle qui le voit devenir plus audacieux et plus aventureux à chaque nouveau jour . À Soho un soir, il rencontre Ricky Ross, un «Dilly Boy» dont il se retrouve progressivement amoureux. Jake rencontre également d'énorme préjugé de la part de Lennie lorsque, sur le circuit de la tournée, il rencontre un célèbre chanteur Liverpudlian. Une tragédie s'ensuit, obligeant Jake à retourner dans le Yorkshire, emmenant Ricky avec lui. Pendant qu'il est ici, son père décède et lors des funérailles d'Eddie Nelson, il rencontre Justin, le cousin adoptif qu'il n'a pas vu depuis des années. Le drame continue, avec Jake face à plus de quelques obstacles apparemment surmontables à mesure que son voyage progresse. Mais parviendra-t-il à trouver un bonheur durable? AVERTISSEMENT: cette histoire contient du matériel adulte de nature sexuelle.