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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

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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

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Astounding!, 7 Sep 2007 By  Fry'sBoyRemus "I is someone else." (England) - See all my reviews 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!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   1 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Frustratingly poor, 31 Jan 2008 By  Ben Wilkinson "Mr w" (London) - See all my reviews    Skin Lane could have been gripping and full of suspense; however it was dragged out and predictable. The climax was non existent and I was left frustrated and annoyed at having wasted two weeks in reading the book. As well as the painfully slow build up, I found Bartlett's narration very annoying. Instead of leading the reader into their own views and imagination, the author would chip in with comments such as `I don't know about you but I think.......' And `you are now probably thinking that........' for me this was too much and I found I was not left to make up my own mind on situations. Also there could have been more subtle and intriguing links made to Beauty and the Beast, but calling one of the characters Beauty! To me this was too obvious. This could have been a great short story, but I felt it was over worked and ended up being rather poor. Don't believe Will Self's endorsement!!!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   millefeuille, 27 Mar 2008 By  D. H. Dugan "davey" (UK) - See all my reviews    NB's best written work. It demands a patience of the reader which reflects the endurance of it's protagonist. Wonderfully suspenseful, in an old fashioned, crafted way. Sublimely layered story telling which takes you to the brink so many times... It is slow and intense, this will keep your attention.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 5 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews A tense layered psychological thriller This stunning novel creates psychological tension, not through the endless shocks and horrors typical of the video generation, but through layer upon layer of authorial craft,... Read more Published 2 months ago by Nick Alexander Moving and profound I found this book a most enthralling and moving read and my excitement and enjoyment increased as my reading progressed. Read more Published 3 months ago by Dabby Northmead Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...