The Swimming-Pool Library (Paperback)


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.

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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.

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Imprint

Vintage Classics

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

July 2015

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Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

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Dimensions

198 x 128 x 28mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

415

ISBN-13

978-1-78487-031-7

Barcode

9781784870317

Categories

LSN

1-78487-031-5



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