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Comfort and Joy by Grimsley, Jim is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Ford McKinney is a devastatingly handsome, successful doctor, raised in an old Savannah family among good breeding and money. His longtime boyfriend, Dan Krell, is a shy hospital administrator with a painful childhood past. When the holidays arrive, they decide it's time to go home together. But the depth of their commitment is tested when Ford's parents cannot reconcile themselves to their son's choices, and Dan's secrets are exposed. Comfort and Joy is a poetic and finely-wrought novel that explores the difficult journey two men make toward love. Amazon.com Review Question: What could be more terrifying than bringing your significant other home for Christmas? Answer: Bringing home your significant other of the same sex. From the start, it's clear that Jim Grimsley's vision of the holidays holds as much darkness as it does light. Ford McKinney first lays eyes on Dan Crell when he's singing carols at the hospital where they both work, the mournful minor-key tones of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" seeming to broadcast "the sadness of Christmas" in contrast to the lights and decorations around them. Their attraction is immediate, but the couple must face down several obstacles. For

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Grimsley, Jim
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9781565123960
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
Rating
4.04 / 5 (1,143 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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