Unfolding through the dual narratives of Marion and Patrick, both writing about the man at the centre of their lives, this beautifully-told, painful, tragic story is revealed.It is a tale of wasted years, misguided love and thwarted hope, of how at a time when the country was on the verge of change so much was still impossible.Bethan Roberts has produced an intense and exquisitely raw yet tender novel, which proves her to be one of our most exciting young writers. Now a motion picture starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson, an exquisitely told.
My Policeman is a deeply heartfelt story of loves passionate endurance, and the devastation wrought by a repressive society. Buy a cheap copy of My Policeman book by Bethan Roberts. My Policeman - by Bethan Roberts (Paperback) 12.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x. Forster had with a policeman, Bob Buckingham, and his wife. From the moment Marion first lays eyes on Tom - her best friend's big brother, broad, blond, blue-eyed - she is smitten.And when he comes home from National Service to be a policeman, Marion, a newly qualified teacher, is determined to win him.Unable to acknowledge the signs that something is amiss, she plunges into marriage, sure that her love is enough for both of them.īut Tom has another life, another equally overpowering claim on his affections.Patrick, a curator at the Brighton Museum, is also besotted with his policeman, and opens Tom's eyes to a world previously unknown to him.But in an age when those of 'minority status' were condemned by society and the law, it is safer for this policeman to marry his teacher.The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. In this evocative portrait of midcentury England, Bethan Roberts reimagines the real life relationship the novelist E.
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