Jess Darnell

The Golden Ballroom Jess Darnell

"Love him fiercely. There is no other love but fierce love."

Henry is a young American man living abroad with his mother in 1920's London. His favourite haunt, The Golden Ballroom, is a hidden gem of jazz, opulence, and secrecy. After a chance encounter with the boy of his dreams on a rainy summer evening, Henry experiences one of the most terrifying things that can happen to a young gay man - he falls in love.

In his first short story, Jess Darnell tightly weaves wit, heartache, and deep passion together in this love letter to one of the world's greatest cities.

Fans of Isherwood, Baldwin, Ginsberg, and Whitman will be happy to spend an evening on The Strand in this charming London love story.