The Line of Beauty

Alan Hollinghurst


Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars
3.73 · 26 ratings · 524 pages · Published: 16 Apr 2004

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
One of the most critically acclaimed books of 2004, The Line of Beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money that brings Thatcher's London alive. Nick Guest has moved in with the Feddens, a family whose patriarch is a conservative Member of Parliament. An innocent in matters of politics and money, Nick becomes caught up in the Feddens' world of parties and excess, as well as in his own privat pursuit of beauty. Framed by the two general elections that returned Margaret Thatcher to power, The Line of Beauty unfurls through four exrraordinary years of change and tragedy.
--back cover

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