Like the three novels before it, however, A Better Place is also a story of high school age gay teens, and it should also appeal greatly to a young gay audience. It is distinct from his others, in that it is a story of the cruelty of attempting to cure homosexuality through aversion therapy and other medical and psychological quackery. Now comes his fourth novel, A Better Place. Further, in the same order, these novels are a romance, a suspense, and a ghost story. Roeder’s books have appeared, he has written about gay teen suicide (The Soccer Field Is Empty), courage in the face of terrorism and hatred (Someone is Watching), and religious bigotry and persecution of gay teens (Someone is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona).
Roeder’s stories, however, give credence and substance to both-that a significant number of teenagers regularly come out to their peers and that they are the objects of violence and hatred as a result. Not so many years ago, it was unheard of for gay men and women to come out of the closet, and even more remarkable for gay teenagers to do so and sadly, not too many years ago, as well, violence against gay people was relatively rare. Further, his work is remarkable in that he captures what must be the language and nuance of feelings present-day “gay boys” experience as they come out of the closet and come out to their peers. Roeder wrote three books within less than two years, his work is remarkable for bringing to an enthusiastic audience of young gay men stories that are no doubt relevant to their lives. Roeder’s body of work included The Soccer Field Is Empty, Someone is Watching, and Someone is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona. Up until the publication of this book, Mark A. This book is also dedicated to my late Grandmother, Ardelene (Selby) Rogers and to all the memories I have of sipping hot tea with her at the kitchen table, and of her garden. This book is dedicated to Ronald Donaghe, one of the greatest writers alive today to Ken Clark, for all his continued help and to Ralph, who is finding his way. No infringement is intended or should be inferred. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.Īll registered trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective owners. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictionally. For information address: iUniverseĢ021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68512 Writers Club Press an imprint of iUniverse, Inc. Recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. Roeder No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying,
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