{"product_id":"the-spell-isbn-9780140286373","title":"The Spell","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The \"spell\" of the title is both the power of drugs, at the heart of the book, and the \"sex-magic\" that variously possesses - but then deserts - each of its main characters.\" --\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover this ‘sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue’ (\u003ci\u003eTelegraph, London\u003c\/i\u003e) from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Line of Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOur Evenings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spell \u003c\/i\u003eis a comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin, an architect in his late forties, who is trying to build an idyllic life in Dorset with his younger lover, Justin; Robin's 22 year old son Danny, a volatile beauty who lives for clubbing and casual sex; and the shy Alex, who is Justin's ex-boyfriend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs each in turn falls under the spell of romance or drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of modern gay life. At once lyrical, sceptical and romantic, \u003ci\u003eThe Spell\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Alan Hollinghurst as one of Britain's most important novelists.\u003ci\u003eThe Spell \u003c\/i\u003econtains the most delicately sensuous portrait-painting...brilliant imagery...and hilarious cross-purpose jokes... Sentence by sentence the novel weaves its magic ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece of sustained literary titillation ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove, lust and loss among a group of middle-class gay Englishmen... Young and old, the town and the country, the wild and respectable: Holinghurst explores each of these uneasy conflicts with wit, generosity and sharply observed comedy ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bewitchingly beautiful tale... confirms his pre-eminence among the prose writers of his generation ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph (Lonon)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComic fantasy is grounded in a wealth of sharp observation and psychological insight. Hollinghurst has lost none of his authority ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This colorful and often breathtakingly eloquent novel follows the lives of four gay men in the late '90s.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"...never less than honest and realistic...\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Hollinghurst \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of multiple novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Spell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Line of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Evenings\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received the Somerset Maugham Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction and the 2004 Man Booker Prize. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301935075557,"sku":"NP9780140286373","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140286373.jpg?v=1767741614","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-spell-isbn-9780140286373","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}