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"'Skin Lane is a fiendishly taut little psycho-shocker that recalls Simenon at his most hardboiled and Highsmith at her creepiest' Will Self 'A powerful and complex story of sexual obsession... a raw, dark, highly dramatic narrative... a profoundly original meditation on thwarted desire' Patrick McGrath '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 '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' The Times 'Original, disturbing and... beautifully written, this is an always fascinating work' Literary Review 'A potent fable about the destructive power of lust and an unsettling psychological study in the manner of Patricia Highsmith' Dally Telegraph 'With Skin Lane, Bartlett further demonstrates his skills as a creative polymath of the highest order' Dazed & Confused"
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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'
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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
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Moving and profound,
By Dabby Northmead (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Skin Lane (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:
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Astounding!,
By Fry'sBoyRemus "I is someone else." (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Skin Lane (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!
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Great evocation of the 60s, fur trading and unrequited love,
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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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