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Bartlett is a storyteller well aware of how to exert control over his audience. He wastes little time before demonstrating that he can, in a moment, stop your heart, or break it; possibly even, you suspect, rip it out and show it to you... Skin Lane welds itself to your hands from first to last. Textured, teeming with menace and, at the end, deeply moving, it is an extremely fine piece of writing --Times
Brilliantly eerie... constantly surprising... captures vividly the atmosphere of the changing London of the 60s... But it s in his depiction of a specific kind of helpless and fearful love that Bartlett excels --Guardian
'[A] potent fable about the destructive power of lust and an unsettling psychological study in the manner of Patricia Highsmith' --Telegraph
Brilliantly eerie... constantly surprising... captures vividly the atmosphere of the changing London of the 60s... But it s in his depiction of a specific kind of helpless and fearful love that Bartlett excels --Guardian
'[A] potent fable about the destructive power of lust and an unsettling psychological study in the manner of Patricia Highsmith' --Telegraph
Guardian, April 7, 2007
`Brilliantly eerie... constantly surprising... captures vividly
the atmosphere of the changing London of the 60s... But it's in his
depiction of a specific kind of helpless and fearful love that Bartlett
excels'
the atmosphere of the changing London of the 60s... But it's in his
depiction of a specific kind of helpless and fearful love that Bartlett
excels'
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Since this story is to be so much about bodies, I should probably start by describing Mr F's as well as I can. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Since this story is to be so much about bodies, I should probably start by describing Mr F's as well as I can. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book a most enthralling and moving read and my excitement and enjoyment increased as my reading progressed. What a joy to have this book to return to after a day at work. The theme of deeply thwarted, hidden desire in the hot summer of 1967 is beautifully handled and convincing. The ending is moving and profound. Overall, a very impressive novel quite unlike anything I have read before.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Skin Lane is very quiet, and very profound. It tells the story of Mr F, who works in Skin Lane making fur coats. His is a very banal and orderly existance, until one night he dreams (a thing he never does) of a naked boy hanging in his bathroom. The boy in question, nicknamed 'Beauty', works with Mr F, who becomes obsessed with him. It it extremely moving and there are minor references and parallels to Beauty and the Beast. The ending is astounding, as is everything that leads up to it. Bartlett has a very eerie way of connecting past events with the present. This book is definately worth reading!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a wonderful evocation of the 1960s, an industry now gone and brilliantly illustrated. Neil Bartlett really captures the spirit of what it is to love someone who will never love you back. The suspense is great, the story brilliantly crafted. This is one of my favourite books of all time. I have recommended it to several friends and they all agree it is an excellent book. I was captivated by it. Neil Bartlett hasn't written many novels but they are all worht checking out. I am eagerly waiting his next... There is one bit where your heart will literaly be in your mouth!
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Beautifully eery and well written
Although a strange read, Skin Lane is a thoughtful and sensitive insight into the world of an individual; into his thoughts,mind and dreams. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dolly
In no way predictable
This book is set in the late 60s in London and follows Mr F, a middle aged man living a very solitary existence. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Willis
stunning
Stunning, moving , scary , sexy , sad ... great characters and London really feels alive . I really could not praise this book more . Read more
Published 6 months ago by cartoon
Gave me the creeps
A tight little story with some genuinely shocking page-turning moments. The style is little different and perhaps the author 'commentary' here and there will annoy (I personally... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Kritz
First Select Your Skin
This is a sad and beautiful book. The descriptions of London and the fur trade were well written and full of interesting detail. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Troy Beal
A chiller to make your flesh creep ...
Mr F has worked for 33 of his 47 years in the fur trade in 60s London and is a master cutter who takes pride in his work. Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Annabel Gaskell
An Emotional Tale and Fraught Thriller All In One... Marvellous
Really this is the tale of a turning point in the life of Mr. F (don't you just want to read more because of the mystery behind the name? Read more
Published on 11 April 2010 by Simon Savidge Reads
Sumptuous as mink....
Lovely book; slow yet lyrical and a heart-breaking insight into the life of a gay man living without the freedoms we take so much for granted in this day and age. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2008 by Michael Hodgson
So good!
I had completely forgotten how beautifully Bartlett writes! After 2 pages of "Skin Lane" I was gripped; the first "here it comes" sent the proverbial shivers up and down my spine. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2008 by M. Klingenberg
Great read for those who know how to take their time
Beautifully crafted story. All the pieces fall into place like in a Tetris game. The mechanics of the writing matching the mechanics of the main character. Read more
Published on 16 May 2008 by Roger Jay
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