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My Policeman

by Bethan Roberts (Goodreads Author)

3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 · rating details · 152 ratings · 42 reviews

An exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love.

From the moment Marion first lays eyes on Tom -- her best friend's big brother, broad, blond, blue-eyed -- she is smitten. And when he comes home from National Service to be a policeman, Marion, a newly qualified teacher, is determined to win him. Unable to acknowledge the signs that something is amiss, she plunges into mar...more

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Published March 5th 2012 by Chatto & Windus (first published February 2nd 2012)

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Mar 03, 2013 Sandra Matteotti rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1999 und Marion hat beschlossen, Patrick bei sich aufzunehmen, nachdem dieser zwei Schlaganfälle hatte und nicht mehr für sich sorgen kann. Die beiden verbindet eine lange Geschichte, eine, die Marion nun aufschreiben will, eine Geschichte, die auch Marions Mann Tom betrifft.

Marion beschreibt ihre erste Begegnung mit Tom. Sie erinnert sich, wie sie über Jahre für ihn geschwärmt hatte, endlich von ihm wahrgenommen und schliesslich geheiratet wurde. Sie konnte ihr Glück kaum...more Wir schreiben das Jahr 1999 und Marion hat beschlossen, Patrick bei sich aufzunehmen, nachdem dieser zwei Schlaganfälle hatte und nicht mehr für sich sorgen kann. Die beiden verbindet eine lange Geschichte, eine, die Marion nun aufschreiben will, eine Geschichte, die auch Marions Mann Tom betrifft.

Marion beschreibt ihre erste Begegnung mit Tom. Sie erinnert sich, wie sie über Jahre für ihn geschwärmt hatte, endlich von ihm wahrgenommen und schliesslich geheiratet wurde. Sie konnte ihr Glück kaum fassen damals. Sie erzählt von Unternehmungen mit Toms Freund Patrick, welche anfänglich zu dritt stattfanden, später mehrheitlich als Männerfreundschaft weiterliefen. In ihrem Rückblick schaut Marion endlich genau hin, beschreibt sachlich, nie anklagend, was passiert ist und wie sie selber zu lange die Augen verschlossen hat. Sie erklärt den menschlichen Hang, lieber nichts zu sehen, statt sich Tatsachen stellen zu müssen. Und sie beschreibt den Moment, an dem sie nicht mehr wegschauen konnte.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1957. Aus Patricks Tagebuch erfahren wir alles über sein erstes Treffen mit seinem Polizisten, welcher zugleich Marions Tom ist. Wir lesen von der Schwärmerei des älteren Patricks für den jungen Tom, welche der von Marion ähnlich ist. Wir lesen von den Gefühlen eines Mannes zu einem Mann, die im England dieser Zeit verpönt und verboten sind.

In "Der Liebhaber meines Mannes" erleben wir die Geschichte von drei Menschen, die alle auf ihre Art Opfer ihrer Zeit geworden sind. Alle leiden sie unter den Normen der Gesellschaft und unter den Gesetzen, welche diese Normen sanktionieren. Die Gesellschaft bestimmt, wie eine Frau sein soll, welche Möglichkeiten sie im Leben hat und welchem Bild sie entsprechen soll und sie bestimmt, wer wen lieben darf und was als sittenwidrig und unnatürlich gilt.

Bethan Roberts gelingt es, in einer sehr feinfühligen Art die Geschichte dieser drei Menschen nachzuzeichnen. Sie präsentiert die Geschichte in den Worten von Marion, welche 1999 zurückblickt, und durch Patricks Tagebuch aus der Zeit der 50er Jahre. Tom ist sprachlos, er findet weder eigene Worte für das, was geschah noch findet er sie für die Gegenwart. Er ist nur die Figur, um welche Marion und Patrick drehen, quasi die Sonne in deren Universum. Strahlend ist dabei nur seine optische Schönheit, sein Wesen bleibt merkwürdig blass, er scheint nur als Projektionsfläche für zwei Menschen zu dienen, welche ihren Platz in der Gesellschaft suchen und Tom dazu brauchen.

Obwohl der Roman in meinen Augen etwas zu langsam und zu langgezogen anfängt, lässt er einen nicht mehr los. Bethan Roberts verzichtet auf Anklagen, auf sozialkritische und moralische Zeigefinger, sondern lässt die Figuren ihre Geschichte erzählen auf eine Weise, dass sie direkt ins Herz des Lesers trifft. Das Buch macht nachdenklich, wehmütig, ein wenig traurig auch. Das traurigste daran ist aber, dass es irgendwann zu Ende ist und man sich wünschte, man könnte noch lange weiter lesen.

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Ein feinfühliger Roman mit viel Tiefe, Sensibilität, der ohne Kitsch und Schnörkel die Komplexität menschlicher Beziehungen beschreibt. Berührend, zum Nachdenken animierend, einnehmend. Sehr empfehlenswert.(less)

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Apr 15, 2013 Michael Soros rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: novel, gay, gave-up

I don’t know what inspired me to buy this book – must have been a spur of the moment thing. I like books set in this time period – late 1950s. I thought it might be something like ‘London Triptych’. It couldn’t be further from it though. The plot is described well enough by others so I won’t go into that. The book itself is well crafted. I’m not sure if I should say ‘well written though’. After I read half of it before giving up I looked up the author’s profile and found that she had taught crea...more I don’t know what inspired me to buy this book – must have been a spur of the moment thing. I like books set in this time period – late 1950s. I thought it might be something like ‘London Triptych’. It couldn’t be further from it though. The plot is described well enough by others so I won’t go into that. The book itself is well crafted. I’m not sure if I should say ‘well written though’. After I read half of it before giving up I looked up the author’s profile and found that she had taught creative writing. I don’t have any experience of creative writing courses (very little creativity in law) but from those I have spoken to about the subject they tend to concur that there is a certain formula for almost every sentence. This seems to the case here. I just had the feeling – and it is entirely personal – that the author had constructed every sentence incorporating every rule of writing taught on creative writing courses. There was no sense of originality at all. The woman at the centre of it all came across as totally bland – but I’m prejudiced as I’ve read a lot of James Wilcox!
The positive reviews here are from women largely which confirms my own instincts – that this is a book for women and not men. I know this is not promoted as a M/M romance (the presence of a woman ensures that) but it’s as near as you can get to one. There is a lot of debate on this site for example as to whether M/M romances are really meant to include men in their readership at all. The conclusion seems to be in the negative. This book is largely from the woman’s perspective which muddies the waters regarding the relationship between Patrick and Tom. If the wife had been excluded it may have been a better story – or if she had just been in the background. There are plenty of examples of men in the ‘50s marrying for convention where the partner never even meets the wife, except possibly at the hospital bed. Marion Husband has written novels with themes similar to the one explored in this book but from the man's perspective. They work very well and are not aimed at women but a general readership.
In short, a romance for women. If you’re a man that likes romances, this is for you too!
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Jan 26, 2013 Julie Rainey rated it 4 of 5 stars

One of those books (like The Poisonwood Bible) which inhabits your field of vision while you're reading it. Walking around Brighton this past week, I half expected to see the characters slip out of the museum or stroll, arms swinging, through the arch at Queen's Park.

Roberts crafts a story from the desires and fears of the three main characters as they try to negotiate the social strata of the south coast in the 1950s. Starting and fiinishing in present day Peacehaven, the characters long for p...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Roger Pettit rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think it was George Bernard Shaw who coined the maxim: "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches."! While there may sometimes be some truth in those words, they most certainly do not apply to the writer of this very good novel, Bethan Roberts. Roberts has apparently taught Creative Writing at Chichester University and at Goldsmiths College, both of which are in the UK. On the evidence of this, her most recent book, she is an exceptionally talented writer. "My Policeman" is a beautifully told a...more I think it was George Bernard Shaw who coined the maxim: "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches."! While there may sometimes be some truth in those words, they most certainly do not apply to the writer of this very good novel, Bethan Roberts. Roberts has apparently taught Creative Writing at Chichester University and at Goldsmiths College, both of which are in the UK. On the evidence of this, her most recent book, she is an exceptionally talented writer. "My Policeman" is a beautifully told and moving account of thwarted passion.

The essence of the story is a somewhat unusual menage a trois. The setting is Brighton, the time is the late 1950s. Marion is an intelligent, but rather naive, young schoolteacher. She falls in love with Tom, who is the brother of her best friend. Tom is an inexperienced police officer. He meets and becomes infatuated with Patrick, who is the curator of Western Art at the town's art gallery. Despite his feelings for Patrick, Tom marries Marion. At a time before gay sex had been decriminalised, he is keen to fit in and to live (outwardly, at least) a life of respectability and what he thinks of as normality. In a sequence of narratives that shifts in time from the late 1950s to the late 1990s, "My Policeman" recounts from Marion's and from Patrick's perspective their shared love for Tom and the impact that it has on all their lives. It is a poignant, painful and ultimately tragic story.

The writing and characterisation are excellent. Roberts paints what appears to be a very authentic picture of the social and sexual ethos of the time and of the way in which gay people were forced to contend with being labelled as "sexual inverts" and "queers" (terms used in the story) and with the risk of exposure for behaving in what was then a criminal manner. Her style of writing is crisp and flowing. And she depicts what are sometimes very intense and emotional events in a humane and sympathetic way. "My Policeman" is a tender, heartbreaking and thought-provoking story that will stay with the reader for a very long time after he or she has finished it. It is a very good novel indeed, marred only by the slightly overdone conclusion. 9/10.

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Mar 10, 2012 Cate rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Heartbreaking. Beautifully written, measured story but oh how sad. There are no winners here. Marion meets her friend Sylvie's older brother & falls madly in love with him, despite her friend's warning "Tom's not like that". But Marion is determined to have her way & marry him. Tom has done his National Service & joined the police force and thru this he meets the erudite, cultured & charming Patrick. As madly as Marion loves Tom, so to does Patrick. Both love his beauty, his bare...more Heartbreaking. Beautifully written, measured story but oh how sad. There are no winners here. Marion meets her friend Sylvie's older brother & falls madly in love with him, despite her friend's warning "Tom's not like that". But Marion is determined to have her way & marry him. Tom has done his National Service & joined the police force and thru this he meets the erudite, cultured & charming Patrick. As madly as Marion loves Tom, so to does Patrick. Both love his beauty, his barely supressed laughter, his charm. Tom in turn walks a line between his love for Patrick, his affection for Marion & what in the conservative mores of 1950s Brighton he "should" feel or want. And of course, all are thwarted. With her dawning realisation of the situation she finds herself in, Marion wreacks a "revenge" that has more far-reaching consequences than she ever contemplated and traps her and her husband in a wreck of silence & bitterness. The deception perpetrated on Marion is cruel and hard. But equally, Marion's complete inability to fully comprehend what she needs to do (ie leave a hopeless situtation & salvage 2 friendships) is the result of social misconceptions, the criminality & underground nature about being gay at that time. She wants to believe that if she can get Patrick out of the picture, her husband will love her fully & completely. Her well-intentioned friend Julia tries to tell her this is futile, even though her rage at being decieved is not misplaced, Marion does not want to hear. Yet Marion's not the villian of this piece, anymore than Patrick or Tom are. In another time, another place, Marion would have seen the reality & while she may have carried a small torch for Tom, she wouldn't have put all her eggs in that basket. In another time & place, Tom & Patrick could have been able to be openly together & not feel the pressure to be "normal" & following the beaten path just to damn well prove it. But alas not this time. And the burning love is inevitably allowed to wither & made bitter in the silence. The pain is palpable in this book. I thought the author did a good job. Well written, well structured and Brighton is a strong setting that is never allowed to overshadow the drama of these 3 lives, yet is also deeply part of the story. I highly recommnend this book. (less)

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Apr 18, 2012 Bonnie Brody rated it 5 of 5 stars

Since Marion was a girl she has been besotted by her friend Sylvie's older brother, Tom. She dreams of their being together and tries to scheme her way into seeing him any which way she can. As they grow older, Tom goes into the military and then becomes a policeman. He is a good swimmer and gives Marion swimming lessons. Though Marion feels so strongly about Tom and he must know it, he is slow to make any sort of advances. Sylvie tries to warn Marion about Tom, alluding to the fact that he is d...more Since Marion was a girl she has been besotted by her friend Sylvie's older brother, Tom. She dreams of their being together and tries to scheme her way into seeing him any which way she can. As they grow older, Tom goes into the military and then becomes a policeman. He is a good swimmer and gives Marion swimming lessons. Though Marion feels so strongly about Tom and he must know it, he is slow to make any sort of advances. Sylvie tries to warn Marion about Tom, alluding to the fact that he is different from most men. Marion is not sure what Sylvie means and, in any case, ignores her warning. She is too smitten with Tom to listen to any advice that might lead her away from him.

Tom has a friend named Patrick who is a museum curator. He attended Oxford and is quite educated and wealthy. He, like Marion, is in love with Tom and tries to show Tom the beauty of the arts: paintings, operas, sculpture and music. Gradually, they consummate their love and Marion initially does not know about Patrick. Tom feels unclean, as the time is 1957 in Britain when homosexual liaisons are against the law, and he asks Marion to marry him so that he might feel more normal about himself. She agrees and they marry quickly.

The book opens up in 1999 with Patrick quite ill and under Marion and Tom's roof. Marion has taken Patrick in after he has had two strokes and she is trying to nurse him back to health. Marion has written her account of the story of their three-way love and she plans to read it to Patrick so as to help him heal. The doctor says that talking to him will help. Patrick also has been journaling most of his life up to his strokes and the reader is privy to both Marion's and Patrick's journals in alternating parts of the novel. The novel goes back and forth from the present, 1999, back to 1957, when Patrick meets Tom.

Both Marion and Patrick refer to Tom as 'My Policeman' and they vie for his love. This novel beautifully shows the reader the tragedies that ensue with this three-way love and engages the reader from the start. This is a sad book and a stirring one, filled with repressed emotion, love and rage. It is heartbreaking and is a reflection of the times - in 1957 Britain, homosexuals were called 'inverts' or 'perverts'. Though the novel reflects the what is occurring in 1999 as well, most of the action takes place in the earlier part of the century when love between two adults of the same sex is punishable by imprisonment.
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Jul 01, 2012 Nigeyb rated it 4 of 5 stars

I decided to read this book after it was chosen by Brighton & Hove's wonderful City Reads initiative as the city's book for 2012. The City Reads website is here: http://cityreads.co.uk. Most of the story takes place in and around Brighton and Hove.

I struggled with the book for the first hundred pages or so. This section contained, what felt like, a lot of background information. After this first section, the book switches into a second narrative voice and picks up considerably. Once the seco...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Sonja rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book, lgbtq

beautifully written and incredibly sad. set in the 1950s when homosexuality was still illegal in great britain, a woman and man recount their lives being in love with the same man ...

i found myself wondering/growing increasingly frustrated with certain elements of the story, such as - (view spoiler)...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Ruthiella rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

My Policeman is a set in 1950’s Brighton, England, at time when homosexuality was a criminal offence. Never really friends, Marion and Patrick’s relationship hinges solely on the fact that they both love the same man, Tom. The story is recounted some 40 years later alternatively by Marion in a confessional letter and Patrick using excerpts from his journal. This book was a quick read…very easy to devour. On the whole I found it a very moving story, but told fluidly; it never got too heavy, I nev...more

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May 19, 2012 Robyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: couldn-t-put-it-down

Sad, sad, sad. Such a beautifully written book - one that really got inside the hearts and minds of the 3 main characters. Fabulously set in late 1950s (and present day) Brighton, this book was totally compelling, and very telling about how difficult it was being gay, or indeed a woman, in those times. I was struck by the sadness of each of the characters in this book, and the way most people in the story, both primary and minor characters had such empty and wasted lives. Ms Roberts' description...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Vika Ryabova rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: in-english

Серьезная и печальная книга. Автор, будучи специалистом по работе с документами, проделала предварительную работу с источниками проекта «Жизнь геев и лесбиянок в Брайтоне в 50-60-х годах». Интересна конструкция романа – несколько дневников, заметно отличающихся друг от друга по стилю.

Никто из героев-«первертов» романа не борется за свои права : ) Эта книга – не призыв к действию, а попытка показать чувства, мысли «нетрадиционных» людей, которые, на самом деле, ничем не отличаются от чувств люде...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Lindsay (Little Reader Library) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: literary-fiction, romantic-fiction

‘The words that come to mind when I think of my policeman are light and delight.’

This is a wonderful literary novel from Bethan Roberts. Beautifully written, heart rending in it’s pain, not a word out of place I felt, and it tells of the love, secrets, shame and torment endured in the lives of three people, Marion, Tom and Patrick.

The opening grabs the reader’s attention. We are immediately plunged into Marion’s very personal written confession addressed directly to a man named Patrick, and the...more ‘The words that come to mind when I think of my policeman are light and delight.’

This is a wonderful literary novel from Bethan Roberts. Beautifully written, heart rending in it’s pain, not a word out of place I felt, and it tells of the love, secrets, shame and torment endured in the lives of three people, Marion, Tom and Patrick.

The opening grabs the reader’s attention. We are immediately plunged into Marion’s very personal written confession addressed directly to a man named Patrick, and the year is now 1999. She revisits her earlier life, as a teenage girl in Brighton. Marion falls for her friend Sylvie’s older brother Tom. He is ‘the beautiful young man with the big arms and the dark blond curls’ and once she has seen him she is rapt. With Tom heading off to national service, Marion trains as a teacher and awaits his return with hopes of a future for them together. Despite small inklings and some words from Sylvie, Marion marries Tom, now a policeman, and believes their relationship will work.

As we progress further into the story, we then are privy to some of Patrick’s diary accounts from back in 1957, when he fell in love with his policeman. Patrick works as a curator in Brighton Museum, and having met Tom by chance one day, Patrick introduces him to the appeal of art and opens up a new world to him. There is a beautiful, tender mutual attraction between them but at the time they meet there is nothing but condemnation for any romantic relationship that the two might have.

The dual narratives of Marion and Patrick take us through the whole of the story, as we learn from them about their perspectives on their relationship with the man who dominates both their lives; the man they must share until it becomes too much and their worlds collapse.

I really loved this novel and read it in only a few sittings – it’s a compelling story. I couldn’t wait to discover the revelations and details about Marion and Patrick’s lives with Tom, to find out how the past had unfolded for each of them and what more could happen in the present. The author depicts the emotions of Marion and Patrick so vividly; as we hear from them both first-hand and know of their hopes, their past pain, their longings and disappointments.

Bethan Roberts convincingly brings to life an era when women were still limited in their career choices, still intended primarily for life at home and expected to marry and raise a family, and an era when the love that is shared between Patrick and Tom is something to be ashamed of, hidden away; men who loved each other were referred to as ‘sexual inverts’ and were punished.

It was heartbreaking to think of the pain and sadness of wasted love and lives ruined by the constraints and judgements of society. This novel captures that heartbreak, and it absolutely pulsates with the sadness inherent in it all.

A perceptive, emotional and absorbing read by a talented writer. Marvellous.
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Sep 09, 2012 lucy by the sea rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: novel, wish-list

This is a beautiful book about love, shame and regret. Marion is a 1950's schoolteacher in love with Tom, her best friend's brother. Patrick is a closeted gay art curator who is in love with the same Tom his local bobby.

The characters are deeply drawn out and the place is slowly sketched around the story. Even the supporting cast are given a lot of room to grow. I particularly liked the story around Julia, Marion's feminist teacher friend.

Brighton in the 50's, sea swimming, pie and mash and lay...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Kevin Shannon rated it 4 of 5 stars

love these novels set in the familiar surroundings of the hometown (cf roy grace stories). It is the old story of boy meets boy, boy meets girl, boy marries beard, beard throws other boy under the wheels of the law etc etc. All in the Brighton of the 1950s where to bbe an "invert" was not half as cute as it is today. The first sections dragged somewhat, but as the tragedy unfolds it is rather gripping.

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Mar 16, 2013 Shar rated it 3 of 5 stars

A really quick and easy read - and overall I did enjoy it. I hesitated over the star rating because whilst it was very well written (Which made me want to give a higher rating) and I was able to empathise with the subject matter - I found it difficult to actually like any of the characters involved - that includes the main characters and the extras!

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Sep 08, 2012 Judy added it

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A sad story about another time but an age-old issue. Simply and effectively told, people and events revealed gradually. I am glad that I read this book, particularly as I am old enough to remember a slightly later period of time but one where the same prejudices saw a lot of heartbreak and physical pain inflicted on others who were different.

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Jul 23, 2012 Scott Loman rated it 4 of 5 stars

What a sad, moving story. It's amazing that in a time when same-sex marriage is becoming "accepted" that only a few short years ago these same relationships/individuals were punished by prison sentences and even death. How these two - each in love with "my policeman" - adapt their feelings, expectations, and lives is touching and poignant.

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May 01, 2013 Simon Packham rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. Those words you see time and time again in book blurbs, 'heartbreaking' 'evocative''compelling' are actually appropriate here. The 1950s Brighton setting was a plus for me. I imagined my grandparents in the background - in Kemp Town mostly - living very different lives from the characters in the book. I'll definitely be reading some more Bethan Roberts.

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Aug 03, 2012 Nigel rated it 3 of 5 stars

This 2012 City reads choice for Brighton is a quick but thought-provoking and atmospheric read. Mostly set in the repressive 1950s it is big on the fateful consequences of the period's reactionary legislation and widespread discrimination, but for many of the characters one can't help wanting to give them a good shake and make them wake up and smell the coffee... or stewed tea.

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Mar 22, 2013 Kristeen rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Aug 28, 2012 Abigail rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-groups

I loved this book, which is the story of two people - one man, one woman - who share an obsessive love for a policeman during the 1950s when homosexuality was illegal. The voices of both Marion, the determined and resentful wife, and Patrick, the urbane but ultimately fragile lover, are compelling. This book will break your heart but should also leave you with the reassuring feeling that mistakes can be rectified.

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Jan 29, 2013 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars

Very typical of the gay world in England at the time. Because I'm local I enjoyed the places. Well written, very moving, very easy to read.

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Aug 27, 2012 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars

What a poignant and, sad, sad story reminding us how intolerance can destroy lives - no winners in this beautifully told tale

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Apr 20, 2012 carelessdestiny rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: flops

This is perhaps one of the most badly written books I've ever read. It says on the flyleaf that she teaches "creative writing" - poor students!

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Oct 05, 2012 Mary-jane Hamer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Loved this book. Trying to locate earlier novel by same author. The pools without success

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Jan 14, 2013 Mel rated it 4 of 5 stars

A very different book, delightfully melancholy! The characters were very well developed.

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Jan 09, 2013 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

The first book I have read of Bethan Roberts. An easy and enjoyable read.

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Dec 06, 2012 Lauren Hetreles rated it 3 of 5 stars

A beautiful but heartbreaking story. I very much enjoyed this book.

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Jul 01, 2012 Claire rated it 4 of 5 stars

I loved this book. Beautiful and painful

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Mar 22, 2013 Nikki (Whitters) rated it 5 of 5 stars

A really beautiful book.

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Bethan Roberts was born in Oxford and grew up in nearby Abingdon. Her first novel 'The Pools' was published in 2007 and won a Jerwood/Arvon Young Writers’ Award. Her second novel 'The Good Plain Cook', published in 2008, was serialized on BBC Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime and was chosen as one of Time Out’s books of the year. Her third novel 'My Policeman' is published by Chatto and Windus in February...more

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