
Raymond has always kept his bi-curious side a secret from everyone including his brother. Their closeness surprises everyone, as does their flirting, which is not always merely playful. Out and proud, David is Raymond’s opposite in almost every way-he is Connecticut prim and proper while Raymond is a sarcastic dockworker from Queens-but their friendship is very strong. Raymond agrees for reasons other than just needing a place to crash. At the end of the last book, he became friends with Raymond, and when Ray needs to find a place to live, offers to be his roommate.

Raymond has to get his act together and join the adult world, starting with finding somewhere to live.ĭavid Butler is a teacher at the same school as Michael. With both their parents’ dead, Michael wants to rent our the family home and move in with his boyfriend.

Raymond is used to ignoring responsibility, knowing his older brother and his mother will look after things. This book concerns Michael’s younger brother, Raymond. Sunset Park is the second in the Five Boroughs series – the first Sutphin Boulevard introduced us to the Rodriguez family, and the relationship between ‘Nunzio and Michael.
