Moving tale of a happy child who was made an orphan then used as a sex and pain slave. Many years later he escaped and he swore the demise of his captor, a sadistic man who sexually abuses and feasts upon the misery of young boys. 
 When he was close to strike that mortal blow to the old bastard, he fell in love with his own secret weapon, a young and innocent man raised by priests. 
 The story of their love is epic and beautiful. The age difference is irrelevant as both men bring the best out of each other and learn from each other equally. 
 The characters (main and secondary) are so colourful, full fleshed, imperfect, endearing, exotic! And I'm sure I'm missing some more well deserved adjectives! 
 The end of the story is magnificent in an old fashioned way with a big drama and some grand gestures. It is sweet with a bit of sting to keep up with the angsty quality of the book. 
 I was listening to "Air on a G string" when I finished the last pages and it perfectly fitted the tone of the end: happiness but also a bit of nostalgia and sadness because of goodbyes and the price paid for love and freedom. 
 Apparently it's the first solo novel written by this author.