Globusz Books · Author
Alan Hollinghurst is represented in the Globusz Books library by 2 reviewed books. This page brings those summaries together so readers can compare the author’s available work before choosing what to read.
Source: Globusz Books reviewed catalog.
Reviewed summary
Nick Guest navigates the glittering yet ruthless world of 1980s British high society, caught between desire and discretion. Alan Hollinghurst’s novel is a sharp, elegant look at beauty, privilege, and the painful contradictions of an era defined by politics and personal secrets. How far can you go to belong when the rules aren’t made for you?
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Alan Hollinghurst’s “The Stranger’s Child” traces nearly a century of shifting memories around a young poet’s life and death. The novel reveals how history is less about facts and more about who tells the story—and what they want to protect or erase. How far can a family’s version of the past bend before it breaks?
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