Box Hill
a story of low self-esteem
by Adam Mars-Jones
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Pub Date Apr 28 2020 | Archive Date Mar 22 2020
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Description
A 2020 Spectator Book of the Year
‘I took one look at him, and I saw what he really wanted.’
On the Sunday of his eighteenth birthday, in 1975, Colin takes a walk on Box Hill, a biker hang-out in Surrey. Timid, awkward, and very much out of his element, he accidentally trips over Ray, a biker taking a nap under a tree. Ray takes immediate control of the situation, and Colin moves in with him that night.
A sizzling, sometimes shocking, and strangely tragic love story between two men, Box Hill is a stunning novel of desire and domination by one of Britain's most accomplished writers.
Advance Praise
‘A tender exploration of the love that truly dare not speak its name — that between master and slave. On his 18th birthday, Colin literally stumbles upon a strapping biker twice his age, and falls into a long-term relationship characterised by devotion, mystery, and submission. In plain unadorned prose, Mars-Jones shows us the tender, everyday nature of this. Self-deprecating, sad, and wise.’
Fiona McGregor
‘Crisp, matter-of-fact prose ... There’s an endearing anti-glamour to this novel, from its geographical setting — the bikers live in suburban locales rarely featured in contemporary fiction, such as Woking and West Byfleet — to its affectionate evocation of the cultural landscape of the 1970s — a world of shandies, Wimpy, Advocaat, obsolescent British-made bikes and the word ‘naff’.’
Houman Barekat , Spectator Australia
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781925938319 |
| PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
