false 2877244 1 Michael Jones, a young gay artist and part-time prostitute will do anything to stage his first exhibition. When he falls in love with rich financier, Jack Hutchinson, he seems set to achieve his goal. But as Mikey becomes caught between the unforgiving territory of smoky-bar Hackney and the green-garden luxury of upper class London, we discover the intense mindscape of a man obsessed with his dreams as he attempts to free himself of his past. When a net of antagonistic relationships and inner battles encroaches upon him, the consequences of Mikey's uncompromising pursuit emerge in thrilling tragedy, leaving him having to fight for all he holds dear, and in the only way he knows how. Within a plot thick with the flesh of individual struggle, a backbone of page-turning tension carries Mikey's plight through the charcoal grey London which rubs itself so close to his skin, entrapping him in a dark kaleidoscope of sex and crime. Pushing him to the full expression of his haunting richness, Brooke alerts us to the psychological discourse and emotional minefield of a troubled man struggling to establish a sense of self and place in urban England. 2903429 16 2 2007 A Dangerous Man total:6|5:4|4:2|3:0|2:0|1:0| 6 28 28 3 5 11 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 27 04:39:37 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 08 13:33:49 -0700 2009
Michael is an extremely talented, but deeply troubled young man who wants nothing more than to succeed as an artist.

Altho...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 10:18:06 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 10:21:47 -0800 2008 1 This is a dark and powerful tale. I was drawn into Michael’s life and the all-consuming passion to express his vision in black and white drawings. Ms Brooke has a fluent style and her depiction of both lower and upper class London life is totally convincing. The tension builds and builds unt...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Aug 20 13:57:50 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 14:12:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 14:11:51 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 14:12:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 03:55:16 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 03:55:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 19:05:44 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 19:05:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 04:31:33 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 04:31:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 03:47:13 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 03:47:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 19:07:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 19:07:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 16:51:35 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 16:51:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 10:47:19 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 10:47:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 21:40:57 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 21:40:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 21 12:12:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 12:12:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 22:32:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 22:32:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 29 16:46:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 16:46:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 15:47:26 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:47:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 09:36:43 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 09:37:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 18:20:24 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:55:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 29 15:43:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 15:43:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 14 12:50:44 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 12:50:44 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2877244