And Then Again Begin (Guernica Editions) by H. Nigel Thomas, volume four of the author’s No Safeguards quartet, centres Millington and Jay’s seemingly idyllic marriage, which is itself no stranger to secrets. As the novel progresses, spectres and traumas from both men’s past lives resurface, including religious guilt and shame. And Then Again Begin reckons with the impossibility of ever living an uncomplicated life, and of how queer desire functions in relationships as they advance in years.