Cover of Johnny Come Home

Johnny Come Home

  • 2006 first published
  • 288 pages
  • 5 editions

Published in 2006, Johnny Come Home is a gay fiction novel by Jake Arnott. It takes readers to England and London in 1945-. Readers will find themes of rock musicians, gay men, narcotic addicts and male prostitutes.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 288 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Rock musicians
  • Rock musicians in fiction
  • Gay men
  • Narcotic addicts in fiction
  • Gay men in fiction
  • Narcotic addicts
  • Male prostitutes in fiction
  • Great Britain in fiction
  • Male prostitutes
  • Drug addicts
  • Manners and customs
  • London, England
  • Great britain, social life and customs

Quick answers

Who wrote Johnny Come Home?

Johnny Come Home was written by Jake Arnott and first published in 2006.

What genre is Johnny Come Home?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Johnny Come Home?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Johnny Come Home?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mercury and Me, The Swimming-Pool Library and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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