The Other Side of the Fence

Occasionally Jean Ure's sure touch falters slightly but that is certainly not the case here. Richard, a shy history graduate from a wealthy background, and Bonny, a compulsive liar and veteran of several children's and foster homes, meet when they both strike out to try and broaden their horizons. Richard's precipitous departure from his home is a result of his father's reaction on discovering his son to be homosexual; Bonny's a desire to establish herself away from her relationship with the work-shy and hypocritical Jake. Bonny and Richard are good for each other and Ure explores various facets of relationships - hetero- and homo-sexual. This is a book well worth having in a third or fourth-year book box and it really should have a place on school library shelves.