The Line of Beauty By Alan Hollinghurst Book cover type:Paperback Imprisoned in the Bagne of

Imprisoned in the Bagne of Toulon for 19 years for the original crime of stealing a loaf of bread

How hard could it be

the ruthless Commandant

who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking

the mighty

The Line of Beauty By Alan Hollinghurst Book cover type:Paperback Imprisoned in the Bagne ofPublished: 17 02 2022 Genres: Fiction LGBT Queer Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Gay Contemporary A profound panorama of British politics, sex and society in the Thatcherite 1980s, Hollinghursts Booker Prize winning novel sees nave Nick Guest enter the orbit of a Tory MP and his glamorous family. One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class, politics