{"product_id":"radical-love-neil-blackmore","title":"Radical Love (Neil Blackmore)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Re-imagines a story of gay men in London 200 years ago and under the pain of their betrayal and injustice, he uncovers loyalty and above all, love'\u003cb\u003e SIR IAN MCKELLAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An imaginative, layered, clever story'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1809.\u003c\/b\u003e By day, minister John Church preaches to a congregation of commonfolk in Southwark. By night, he is drawn to the secretive, alluring world of a molly house on Vere Street. There, ordinary men reinvent themselves as outrageous queens: lads on the make flirt with labourers and princes alike, and John finds himself ordaining marriages between men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he meets the unworldly and free-thinking Ned, one of a group of African abolitionists who attend his chapel, John falls in love with Ned's tender nature and discovers how quickly desire can turn to obsession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the true story of one of the most important events in queer history, RADICAL LOVE is a sensuous and prescient story about gender and sexuality, and how the most vulnerable survive in dangerous times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the boldest novelistic explorations of desire I have read in some time'\u003cb\u003e KEIRAN GODDARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compellingly real'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNeil Blackmore is the author of five novels. His work has been acclaimed for its radical redrawing of the historical fiction form and the parameters of queer historical fiction. His third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Intoxicating Mr Lavelle\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ Fiction, and he has been celebrated as\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e'one of the most original voices in historical fiction today' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in London.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65787141652829,"sku":"K097470297","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9747029700001A.jpg?v=1788356364","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/radical-love-neil-blackmore","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}