A Song In The Park: Revised

By Martin Brant

A tale of renewed dreams, of sensual adventure and of the private inner mysteries of two men falling in love, "A Song in the Park" inspires turning just one more page until one reaches that final smile.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438257937
• ISBN13: 9781438257938
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

10 +++ Stars! An Outstanding Read!

I loved this book! Not only was it an easy read, but the story and its characters were terrific. (It's one of those books that you hate to see have to come to an end). Two men, one white, one black find each other after both have had personal setbacks in their lives. Michael and Justin, who at first seem a most unlikely pair, discover each other and individually and together they deal with their personal issues as well as confront a situation that comes close to ending their almost perfect relationship. As you read, you keep waiting for the axe to fall, (and sure enough it eventually does). One of the things I really enjoyed about this story is that Mr. Brandt has a well developed plot and at the same time when he writes about the intimate moments these two men share, it borders on erotica. I have read a considerable amount of gay literature and I must say this is one piece that I will return to and read again and again. Treat yourself to an outstanding read, you definitely will not be disappointed! This is the authors first novel and I anxiously await his next endeavor.

My thoughts on "Song in the Park" by Martin Brant

I hadn't read a gay related novel for many years as most of what I had previously read invariably consisted of a poorly constructed plot, obviously leading to one thing, and one thing only. However, I was in the Castro over New Year and decided to buy this book. And I was pleased I did so. Brant constructs an excellent framework for his novel (pity it should have "A Gay Novel" in its title, after all did Jane Austen prefece "Vanity Fair" with "...a novel about heterosexual macinations..."? The plot and its numerous sub-plots blend together seamlessly. the characters - especially the male ones - are well-defined and one can sympathise with their situations and just how the two are drawn together. The descriptions of the settings are clearly defined and there are times I wish I could have found, and had time to enjoy the areas of countryside described by Brant so vividly. When the couple eventually do "find one another" (and it takes many pages before they do, thus heightening the tension and expectation) it is beautifully described. Indeed every description of their couplings are handled with sensitivity without taking away the intense sensuality that the author portrays. All in all, a delightful read, which I personally enjoyed tremendously, especially as we were touring around the West coast of America at the time, which included a spell in the mountains above Santa Barbara near to Los Olivos. However, and this is no reflection on the author, who on EARTH was responsible for the proof reading of this novel over the last fifty pages or so? It is peppered with inaccuracies, spelling errors and appalling grammar. At one point, the heroe's name - Justin - appears as "Justine" which is so very annoying. This is quite inexcusable and were I Martin Brant I would consider the position of the publisher - Le Marais - very carefully. This last point takes me back to my first point; why, even now in this enlightened age, does a writer of this calibre have to have his work pulled down by shoddy, careless work by "the professionals" as if the content were immaterial and the type of people who would buy a book such as this were the sort who would buy anything that came their way as long as it had a gay content. Think again, Le Marais publishers; times have changed and intelligent, articulate and well-educated gay people are not prepared to spend money on anything less than the very best of mainstream fiction.

A Song InThe Park! WOW!!! A Song In The Park: Revised

I read the original story in 2006 and loved it and I love this one too. This one adds a new twist to Michael's character and it is a situation that not only could happen but has happened to gay men. If you have read the original book you will see that this adds to the storyline with the added details of how, why and when it happened. As I stated in my review from when I read the original book, love is love no matter what your sexual preference is. This is a great story about love, friendship, understanding, being understood, forgiveness, acceptance and tolerance.