The Eternal Struggle: An Amorous Story

By Lawrence G. Taylor

This story is a love encounter between James who is a thirty year old Guyanese and a hospital porter. He is an aspiring writer of literary fiction. He has recently grown tired of the role of a ladies man ("sweet boy" in Guyanese parlance) and he now wants to mend his ways by entering a faithful relationship with a woman who can arouse his intellect and affections. He has blamed himself and the women he met for being of the wrong kind. But most of the women he dated were no different from him in terms of their foremost desire for pleasure and self-gratification. Many of his girlfriends he met at discos, and he had given discos a rest. Until a friend persuaded him to visit a recently opened disco that offered terrific sounds. James was greatly fond of music, as though it were his second religion. He decides one Friday night to attend the new disco and, as if from habit, he finds himself striking up a friendship with a woman who is a thirty-three year old Swedish journalist, who works for a left-wing magazine. She is also a staunch feminist. The woman appears to be a no nonsense person, and it remains to be seen how well James will manage the friendship. This tale is set in the era of "Make Love, Not War" and "Free Love". Not the typical erotic tale, for the romance is mild and the love scenes discreet. The action of the tale rests upon the thoughts and behaviour of the characters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lawrence G. Taylor
• Release date: Dec 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370657582

Lawrence G. Taylor

I was born in Guyana, left there for the UK; worked and studied in London, before taking up residence in Sweden in autumn 1969. In the 70s, I tried my hand at writing fiction, mostly short stories, a four-act closet drama, a novella, and an unfinished novel. I spent two years nurturing the ambition to become an author of some repute. But the going was tough, with no financial security for the future. I shelved the idea of earning a living through writing and got a job as a hospital porter. Later, I got a BA (Eng. & Edu.). After a summer job at a psychiatric hospital, I decided to do a 4-term course for mental-health carers, Following that I completed the first of two stages of psychotherapy education and several short courses in cognitive therapy. After retirement, I did part-time mental health counselling work for several years. In February 2016, my debut book appeared: Strangers In Another Country, a collection of two short stories and two novellas, available in ebook and paperback. On 9th Dec. 2016, I published a novella, The Eternal Struggle: An Amorous Story. In March 2017, Two Girls in a Café, a short story appeared. Making Sense Of Past Time - a Novel available in paperback, and ebook format. Tell Me Who My Enemy Is - a four-act closet drama published this summer (2018). The Ballad of Calle and Maja - a short story published Nov 2018. Getting it Right, if Ever – Romance Novella was published 22nd Aug -19 Four Bittersweet Romances & A Four-Act Closet Drama was published 3rd Nov 2019. In 2020, I published a short story, Darker Than Blue --This Mortal Coil. MY BOOKS ARE UPDATED (Dec 2020). I have a Twitter account @lgt41 and a blog page: lgt41blog.wordpress.com. I’m a hobby photographer, and you can view several of my images at https://www.foap.com/community/profiles/lgt41 I sincerely hope you find my stories enjoyable, and a review of my books would be much appreciated. Lawrence G. Taylor