The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst
Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity presents itself - the man, Lord Nantwich, is seeking a biographer. Will agrees to take a look at Nantwich’s diaries. But in the story he unravels, a tragedy of twentieth-century gay repression, lurk bitter truths about Will’s own privileged existence.
'The first major novel in Britain to put gay life in its modern place and context... A historic novel and historic début.' - Guardian
Details
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Published: 02/07/2015
ISBN: 9781784870317
Pages: 432
Dimensions: 198mm x 27mm x 129mm
Weight: 298g
Type: Paperback