Vintage Reads: ‘Nobody’s Home’ by Dev Bentham
Vintage Reads
"Because just like a high-quality wine, books never go out of style, you just might need some help to find that perfect note."
I must say I’m enjoying this new feature and I’ve got a goodie for you today with Dev Bentham’s Nobody’s Home. A second edition re-release about second chances.
After reading Dev’s August Ice, and loving it, I purchased Nobody’s Home. A gentle, thorough character study which depicts resilience at its best as reader’s watch the characters grow and grow up.
A lengthy to-read list delayed me. But it’s now confirmed. I will be buying more of Bentham’s books. Both were just wonderful!
We hope you enjoy our Vintage Reads feature where we share with you those books that were published at least 12 months or more, provide some insight as to what sparked us to select them and encourage your choices with our read recommendations.
About Nobody’s Home
Second chances can appear where you least expect them.
An artist: You can’t go home again—that was Nick’s motto for the past twenty years. He was a teenager when he left his abusive, mentally ill father back in Lacland, a small town in the north woods of Wisconsin.
Nick’s made a successful life for himself in New York. Then comes the call—his estranged father has killed himself. Nick flies home to a house crumbling from years of neglect, and one very fat bulldog.
And a veterinarian: Jonas doesn’t love his job enforcing university research protocol. His passion is working with dogs, especially volunteering for his boyfriend’s behavioral studies projects. But when he discovers his so-called "life partner" is messing around, he leaps at a job offer in a small town miles away.
In spite of the grief swirling around Nick and Jonas, their first meeting is electric. But Nick will be in town for only a short time and Jonas is still stinging from the betrayal. The men try to keep their distance, but that’s easier said than done, especially in a small town where misery and hope share the same address.
This poignant story about two mature gay men will warm the hearts of readers who believe happy endings are within anyone's grasp.
This is an author’s version of the story, originally released in 2013 from Amber Allure.
