Review Quotes An Irish Times Book of the Year Stunning.overdue in bing a sensation.Robertss messy collision of desires and drives leads to thwarted dreams, heartbreak, betrayal and a prison sentence. My Policeman is a deeply heartfelt story of loves passionate endurance, and the devastation wrought by a repressive society. Forster had with a policeman, Bob Buckingham, and his wife. In this evocative portrait of midcentury England, Bethan Roberts reimagines the real life relationship the novelist E. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion and meet Patrick in secret. Patrick is besotted, and opens Toms eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world of art, travel, and beauty. A few years later near the Brighton Museum, Patrick meets Tom. He teaches her to swim, gently guiding her through the water in the shadow of the citys famous pier and Marion is smitten-determined her love alone will be enough for them both. New York Times Book Review It is in 1950s Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. Book Synopsis Now a motion picture starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson, an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love. About the Book First published in Great Britain by Chatto and Windus, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, 2012-Title page verso.
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