The long-awaited seventh book in the Nick & Greg series is now available to order and will be released for Kindle and in Paperback on November 21st, 2024.
The Nick & Greg series of books stands out in gay fiction. It chronicles the lives of two lovers, Nick and Greg, and their close friends, from their teenage encounters in the 1950s through decades of social and sexual revolutions, up to the present day.
Greg at the Station brings the series (almost) up to the present day. Greg has returned to Paris. It's 2019, and an unexpected incident at the Gare du Nord sends him on a rollercoaster journey through dreams and memory. As he navigates the streets and Metro stations of the city, Greg must relive and decipher past events and relationships with all their love, danger, and vibrancy, while trying to make sense of his complex present reality.
Greg at the Station can be read independently or in sequence with the rest of the series.
Author John Roman Baker's work on the novel was interrupted by several significant events, resulting in a longer-than-expected delay for fans eager to read this new release.
He explains, "The book was largely complete before I had even started the preceding parts: Love & Cowardice and Nick's Fugue. The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2019 acted as a catalyst for its structure, but then other events had an impact. Brexit and the Covid lockdowns radically altered my perspectives and led to me writing 2020 and several other works before I was finally able to return to Greg at the Station. So, it has taken longer than expected, but I hope readers will find it has been worth the wait."
Greg at the Station features arguably some of the finest writing in the series and brings the sequence almost up to date. A further installment, provisionally titled Karel & the Chelsea Lighthouse Café, has been announced for future publication.
Publication Data
Greg at the Station by John Roman Baker
Publication date: 21 November 2024
ISBN: 978-1-899713-67-7 (Paperback)
Publisher: Wilkinson House Ltd, London