Tom Crewe: The New Life

UK 2023, 400 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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Vintage
London, 1894. After a lifetime spent navigating his desires, John Addington, married to Catherine, has met Frank, a working-class printer. Meanwhile Henry Ellis's wife Edith has fallen in love with Angelica - and Angelica wants Edith all to herself. When in 1894 John and Henry decide to write a revolutionary book together, intended to challenge convention and the law, they ... Weiterlesen

Catherine Lane: The Set Piece

D 2015, ca. 250 S., brochure, € 15.95
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Ylva Verlag
Smart and athletic, Amy Kimball should have it all, but her life's in a tailspin. She's working two menial jobs to make ends meet, barely a paycheck away from financial disaster, and women aren't exactly lining up at her door. Enter soccer star Diego Torres, who's keeping a big secret: he's gay. His manager fears that if he's found out, ... Weiterlesen

Liza Monroy: The Marriage Act

The Risk I Took to Keep My Best Friend in America, and What It Taught Us About Love. USA 2014, 301 pp., brochure, € 16.95
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Soft Skull
After her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her gay best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in America, Emir tried every legal recourse to obtain a green card knowing that his return to the Middle East - where gay men are often beaten and sometimes ... Weiterlesen

Barbara Vine: The Child's Child

UK 2013, 279 pp., pb, € 12.95
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Penguin UK
When their grandmother dies, Grace and Andrew Easton inherit her sprawling, book-filled London home. Rather than sell it, the adult siblings move in together, splitting the numerous bedrooms and studies. The arrangement is unusual, but ideal for the affectionate pair - until the day Andrew brings home a new boyfriend, the devilishly handsome novelist, James Derain. When he and Andrew ... Weiterlesen

Hazel Rowley: Franklin and Eleanor

USA 2011, 345 pp. illustr., brochure, € 13.20
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Picador
Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism - and many scandals in between - the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties ... Weiterlesen

Hazel Rowley: Franklin and Eleanor

An Extraordinary Marriage. USA 2010, 345pp., hardbound, € 24.95
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Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism - and many scandals in between - the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties ... Weiterlesen

Stephen Whitaker (R): Portrait of a Marriage

UK 2008, engl.OF, engl.UT, 219 min., € 29.95
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BBC
Drama following the scandalous relationship between historian, Harold Nicolson, novelist, Vita Sackville-West, and her lover, Violet Keppel, in post WWI England. Sir Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West appear to have the perfect marriage, but beneath the glossy veneer, Nicolson is a fervent homosexual, constantly away from home, pursuing new conquests. Vita, happy at first to go along with her husband's ... Weiterlesen