My Policeman
A heartbreaking story of longing, betrayal and forbidden gay romance in 1950s England
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2012
352 pages
978-1-4481-3098-6 (ISBN)
Description
**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING HARRY STYLES**
This love is all-consuming
It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of the handsome and enigmatic 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.
'A sensitive, sweeping novel' VOGUE
'Tense, romantic, smart...I loved it. Devoured it!' RUSSELL T. DAVIES
'A powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self' VANITY FAIR
'A moving story of longing and frustration' OBSERVER
This love is all-consuming
It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of the handsome and enigmatic 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.
'A sensitive, sweeping novel' VOGUE
'Tense, romantic, smart...I loved it. Devoured it!' RUSSELL T. DAVIES
'A powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self' VANITY FAIR
'A moving story of longing and frustration' OBSERVER
Reviews / Votes
The era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed, not least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time * Sunday Times * A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance * Guardian * This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read * Independent * Pitch perfect * Marie Claire * A moving story of longing and frustration * Observer * Stunning...fraught and honest * New York Times Book Review * 'I loved it. Devoured it! A wonderful read. Tense, romantic, smart; a beautiful portrait of a seaside town poised at an exact moment in history, with people trapped by laws and mores' A powerful story of love, shame and jealousy -- Mohsin Zaidi Roberts gives us two strong, absorbing voices, whose competing claims on our sympathies...make My Policeman a satisfyingly taut and involving read * Times Literary Supplement * A powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self * Vanity Fair *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
File size
1,71 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4481-3098-6 (9781448130986)
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10/2022
Vintage
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Person
Bethan Roberts has published five novels and writes stories and drama for BBC Radio 4. Her books include The Good Plain Cook, which was a Radio 4 Book at Bedtime; My Policeman, the story of a 1950s policeman, his wife, and his male lover (now a major Amazon Original movie starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin); Mother Island, which received a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered prize; and Graceland, which tells the story of Elvis Presley and his mother, Gladys. She also writes short fiction, for which she has won the Society of Authors' Olive Cook Prize and the RA Pin Drop Award. Bethan has taught Creative Writing at Chichester University and Goldsmiths College, London. She lives in Brighton with her family.
