Jeff O’Brien is facing the inevitable—love changes, bodies age, and the carefree summers of youth don’t last forever.
When his six-year relationship with Lloyd collapses, Jeff finds himself adrift, chasing fleeting encounters that leave him feeling empty. As he searches for meaning in Provincetown’s sunlit days and Boston’s winter nights, he becomes entangled with Eduardo, a beautiful twenty-two-year-old houseboy, stirring memories of his own past. At Eduardo’s age, Jeff had David Javitz—an older lover, mentor, and friend who shaped his understanding of love and identity.
Moving between generations, seasons, and the ever-shifting tides of desire, The Men from the Boys is a heartfelt, deeply personal novel about sex, friendship, and what it means to fall—and stay—in love. A classic of modern gay fiction, this is a story of longing, loss, and connection.
