Paperback edition of this tale of modern gay life. Four men, clubbing, casual sex and drugs all make up this comedy of sexual manners. A sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue... stylish, original, bizzarely beautiful }Sunday Telegraph{ Books of the Year. Hollinghurst's previous titles include }The Swimming Pool Library{ and }The Folding Star{ Comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin Woodfield, Justin, Danny and Alex. As each falls under the spell of romance or drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of gay life, the hunger for contact, the fear of commitment, and the need for permanence.
