It is a truth rarely acknowledged that a middle-aged English man, disinterested and diminished by life on the small island, could do worse than run away and marry an Amsterdam drag queen. There is, of course, much more to the story.A memoir of kept promises, marriage, identity, thwarted ambition, euthanasia, grief and always show tunes in the face of adversity.‘A memoir to die for.’Dorothy DeMooreThis lovely book is essentially a love letter from the author to his late husband Nic. It’s the story of how two older people stumbled across one another and found true deep love together. It’s also heart-breakingly sad when their future together is cut short by Nic’s terminal illness. Be prepared to weep buckets; but also be prepared to fall just a little in love with these two wonderful peopleIn this memoir, “Autumn on Lange Straat” a bitter, and sweet love story unfolds. Their love transforms them both. This true story of a homosexual romance spanning decades is both creative and moving, evoking deep thoughts and intense emotions.