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The Line of Beauty
Book • 2004
The novel is set in the 1980s and follows Nick Guest, a middle-class gay aesthete, as he becomes part of the glamorous world of the Fedden family.
The story explores themes of beauty, politics, and the gay scene during the Thatcher era.
Nick's life is intertwined with the rising fortunes of the Fedden family, and he engages in two contrasting love affairs.
The novel delves into the materialism and greed of the decade, the bigotry of the conservative political class, and the impact of AIDS on the characters' lives.
It is a richly textured, emotionally charged, and disarmingly comic portrayal of British life in the 1980s.
The story explores themes of beauty, politics, and the gay scene during the Thatcher era.
Nick's life is intertwined with the rising fortunes of the Fedden family, and he engages in two contrasting love affairs.
The novel delves into the materialism and greed of the decade, the bigotry of the conservative political class, and the impact of AIDS on the characters' lives.
It is a richly textured, emotionally charged, and disarmingly comic portrayal of British life in the 1980s.
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