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The Spell

The Spell

Hollinghurst, Alan

Paperback

RomanceGeneral GLBTQIA FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 0140286373
ISBN13: 9780140286373
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: May 1 2000
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.26 Depth: 7.72
Language: English
The spell of the title is both the power of drugs, at the heart of the book, and the sex-magic that variously possesses - but then deserts - each of its main characters. -- The Guardian

Discover this 'sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue' (Telegraph, London) from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty and Our Evenings.

The Spell is a comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin, an architect in his late forties, who is trying to build an idyllic life in Dorset with his younger lover, Justin; Robin's 22 year old son Danny, a volatile beauty who lives for clubbing and casual sex; and the shy Alex, who is Justin's ex-boyfriend.

As each in turn falls under the spell of romance or drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of modern gay life. At once lyrical, sceptical and romantic, The Spell confirms Alan Hollinghurst as one of Britain's most important novelists.

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