The Swimming-Pool Library
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 Nantwichas diaries. But in the story he unravels, a tragedy of twentieth-century gay repression, lurk bitter truths about Willas own privileged existence.He smiled again, as at the successful recitation of an old tale. a#39;I left the service some time ago now, though.a#39; Service, one could see, was something he was proud of, and his whole manner spoke of it. He was soberly dressed, in an illfitting greyanbsp;...
| Title | : | The Swimming-Pool Library |
| Author | : | Alan Hollinghurst |
| Publisher | : | Random House - 2010-09-30 |
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