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My Policeman

My Policeman

Current price: $18.95
Publication Date: April 1st, 2014
Publisher:
Vintage UK
ISBN:
9780099555254
Pages:
352

Description

Inspired by the life of E.M. Forster and his relationship with his long-time companion Bob Buckingham and his wife, this is an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love

It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier and Marion is smitten—determined her love will be enough for them both. A few years later in Brighton Museum Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted with Tom and opens his eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed.

About the Author

Bethan Roberts is the author of The Good Plain Cook, which was chosen as one of UK Time Out books of the year.

Praise for My Policeman

"A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance."  —Guardian

"Bethan Roberts is a fearless writer."—Louise Welsh, author, The Cutting Room, on The Good Plain Cook