{"product_id":"9781922310101","title":"Box Hill","description":"Author: Mars-Jones, Adam\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922310101\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Apr 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2020 \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I took one look at him, and I saw what he really wanted.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Sunday of his eighteenth birthday, in 1975, Colin takes a walk on Box Hill, a biker hang-out in Surrey. Timid, awkward, and very much out of his element, he accidentally trips over Ray, a biker taking a nap under a tree. Ray takes immediate control of the situation, and Colin moves in with him that night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sizzling, sometimes shocking, and strangely tragic love story between two men, \u003ci\u003eBox Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning novel of desire and domination by one of Britain's most accomplished writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mars-Jones's prose is exceptionally nimble, dry, humorously restrained, very English, with a little Nabokovian velvet too. He can describe more or less anything and make it interesting.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-James Wood, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clever and subtle novel.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Max Liu, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Adam Mars-Jones has never needed to write at great length to convince readers of his talent ... Mars-Jones's latest work is a sliver of a novel that provides ample evidence of his prowess ... \u003ci\u003eBox Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is not a novel for the prudish, but it is a masterclass in authorial control ... Despite its diminutive length, it is rich with detail and complexity, and has plenty to demonstrate Mars-Jones's well-deserved place on any list of our best.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Alex Nurnberg, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185206833310,"sku":"UBD-9781922310101","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922310101.jpg?v=1787486286","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922310101","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}