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Murray James
I grew up in Sydney, Australia. My teenage years were similar to everyone else’s during a decade of teenage rebellion, the sixties. Rock ‘n’ roll and folk music somehow provided us with a new freed...view moreI grew up in Sydney, Australia. My teenage years were similar to everyone else’s during a decade of teenage rebellion, the sixties. Rock ‘n’ roll and folk music somehow provided us with a new freedom of expression. Movie idols like James Dean, Marlon Brando, Elvis, and others were the role models for our changing lives. The surfing craze and culture swept in as powerfully as the waves. The threat of global nuclear war was an ever-present possibility. Yet however much some things changed, others remained the same. Sexual freedom was on a fast track, but discrimination and homophobia were just as present and strong as ever.
My three siblings played football and cricket. Neither activity held any appeal for me. I was attracted to individual sports, like swimming and tennis. That I was different from my three brothers seemed evident from a young age. I wasn’t interested in being popular or a member of any sporting or social group. I was happy on my own and free to explore my world and developing imagination, creating different mental worlds and existences. My parents often despaired at my constant daydreaming.
Employment was there for the seeking so, like most, I moved through a variety of career choices. Relationships were more free, but no less difficult, during the formative years of my youth. After a lifetime of observing and experiencing their complexity and individual uniqueness, I decided to write a few books about relationships. Unexpected Romance on a Greek Island is the trilogy I have used. They are gay romance novels but hopefully different enough to appeal to a wider readership. If you’d like to read some positive stories about romance and relationships, instead of the angst, pain, and tragedy that permeates most stories these days, they should appeal to you.
—Murray Jamesview less