A gay man named Mr. Page reminisces about his association with a wealthy young man named Mr. Clive, a relationship that took him from Turkish bath steam rooms to Mayfair dining rooms and released him from his previous humdrum life
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Review:
Neil Bartlett's 1990 novel Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall is now a classic of modern gay writing. In that book, Bartlett's intelligence, wit, and imagination dazzled and seduced us. Now, in The House on Brooke Street he has again found ways to startle and surprise us. At first glance it is a love story between two London men that stretches over 30 years, but Brooke Street turns out to also be an examination of how history and sex, secrets and fantasy, merge to form the basis of what we call everyday life. Bartlett is that rare find: a brilliant writer who is interested in the life of the body as well as the mind.
About the Author:
Neil Bartlett is the artistic director of the Lyric Theatre in London. His works include the music-theatre piece Sarrasine, which received rave reviews on tour in New York. He is also the author of Who Was that Man?, a biography of Oscar Wilde. He lives in London, England.
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- PublisherDutton Adult
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0525942734
- ISBN 13 9780525942733
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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