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by Neil Bartlett (Author) "Since this story is to be so much about bodies, I should probably start by describing Mr F's as well as I can ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail (22 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852429194
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852429195
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 356,674 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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

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'
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding!, 7 Sep 2007
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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read for those who know how to take their time, 16 May 2008
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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. A rare book in a very unconventional environment, a story with no sex but so much sexual tension.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and profound, 6 Feb 2008
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.
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