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Robert Ferro
Robert Ferro was a key voice in gay literature. He is best known for co-editing The Violet Quill Reader, an important collection of works from the Violet Quill group.
The Family of Max Desir
Synopsis
Max Desir loved his Italian-American family--even after his iron-willed father exiled him from its intimate inner circle. Max Desir loved his lover, Nick, with whom he openly took up life first amid the enchantment of Rome, then amid the realities of New York. Two loves so deeply felt--in a man so painfully divided.
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Characters
Max DesirProtagonist
A man deeply divided between his love for his Italian-American family and his love for his male partner, Nick, after being exiled from his family's inner circle.
NickSupporting
Max Desir's lover, with whom he openly builds a life, first in Rome and then in New York.
Max Desir's fatherSupporting
An iron-willed patriarch who exiles Max from the family's intimate inner circle.