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.
'The biggest small book of the year.' -The Guardian
'An exquisitely discomfiting tale of a submissive same-sex relationship ... perfectly realised.' -Anthony Cummins, The Observer
'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
By:
Adam Mars-Jones Imprint: Scribe Publications Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 180g ISBN:9781922310101 ISBN 10: 1922310107 Pages: 160 Publication Date:28 April 2020 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Adam Mars-Jones's books include the novels Pilcrow and Cedilla, part of a million-word sequence, and the monograph Noriko Smiling, about a classic Japanese film. He writes regularly for the London Review of Books.