The Slaves of Solitude
The Slaves of Solitude
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Published:
12 January, 2017
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'All his novels are terrific, but this one is my favourite' Sarah Waters
Patrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.
Measuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society of the house and presenting Miss Roach herself with a dilemma.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780349141541 |
| ISBN10 | 0349141541 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 250 g |
| Product Dimensions | 164 x 198 x 25 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Dark, hilarious & utterly brilliant -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
Patrick Hamilton's tale of life in a wartime boarding house strikes the perfect balance between poignancy and dark hilarity -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian *
A claustrophobic, drily comic classic -- Fiona Wilson * The Times *
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Author's Bio
Patrick Hamilton was one of the most gifted and admired writers of his generation. His plays include Rope (1929), on which the Hitchcock thriller was based, and Gas Light (1939). Among his novels are The Midnight Bell, The Siege of Pleasure, The Plains of Cement, Twenty-thousand Streets Under the Sky, Hangover Square, The Slaves of Solitude and The West Pier. He died in 1962.
The Sunday Telegraph said: 'His finest work can easily stand comparison with the best of this more celebrated contempories George Orwell and Graham Greene.'