Greenwell, Garth

What Belongs to You

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ISBN 13:
9781447280521
author:
Greenwell, Garth
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Pan Macmillan
language:
English
Publication Year:
2017
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
19.7 x 13 x 1.5 centimetres (0.1
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Gay,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£10.30

Description

Garth Greenwell's What Belongs to You is a powerful and deeply personal novel about the complexities of desire and the ways in which our pasts shape us. The story centers around a chance encounter between an American teacher and a charismatic young hustler in a public bathroom, which sets off a chain of events that forces the protagonist to confront his own fraught history and the difficulties of growing up as a gay man in a particular time and place. As the relationship between the two men deepens, the protagonist is drawn into a world of intense emotional connection and vulnerability, but also one of pain and anguish. The novel is a searching and compassionate meditation on the nature of desire and its relationship to our pasts, cultures, and identities. With its vivid prose and nuanced exploration of the human experience, What Belongs to You is a spellbinding and unforgettable read.

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