The inspiration for the 2022 film My Policeman,starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin.
Discover 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.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099555254Number of pages: 352Weight: 245 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A powerful and poignant novel of wasted lives. Pitch perfect'- Marie Claire
'A gripping read'- Viv Groskop,Red
'A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance'- Guardian
'The era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed,not least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time'- Elizabeth Buchan,Sunday Times
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