Story of a gay uncle stepping up for his niece, nephew is a sweet read The Guncle by Steven Rowley, c.2021 Putnam; $27; 326 pages. The situation you’re facing isn’t one you wanted.
You had no wish for it; in fact, it’s 100 percent the opposite. Not your circus, not your monkeys, as they say. So usually, you’d follow your instincts and run, but this time you surprise yourself by stepping up and taking ownership.
Now it is your problem. But, as in the new novel The Guncle by Steven Rowley, that’s more than okay. Sara had been his friend first.
Patrick wasn’t exactly happy when she married his brother, Greg. But she managed to make it work, and he loved her for it. He loved her first, actually, and he never let her forget it.