Box Hill:
a story of low self-esteem: now a major motion picture titled Pillion
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Box Hill:
a story of low self-esteem: now a major motion picture titled Pillion
Overview
A 2020 Spectator Book of the Year
‘I took one look at him, and I saw what he really wanted.’
On the Sunday of his eighteenth birthday, in 1975, Colin takes a walk on Box Hill, a biker hang-out in Surrey. Timid, awkward, and very much out of his element, he accidentally trips over Ray, a biker taking a nap under a tree. Ray takes immediate control of the situation, and Colin moves in with him that night.
A sizzling, sometimes shocking, and strangely tragic love story between two men, Box Hill is a stunning novel of desire and domination by one of Britain's most accomplished writers.
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- Paperback
- 198mm x 129mm
- 160 pages
- 9781922310101
- AUD$29.99
- 28 April 2020
- ANZ
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
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Awards
- Winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize
- Shortlisted for the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize
Praise
‘A clever and subtle novel.’
‘Adam Mars-Jones has never needed to write at great length to convince readers of his talent … Mars-Jones’s latest work is a sliver of a novel that provides ample evidence of his prowess … Box Hill is not a novel for the prudish, but it is a masterclass in authorial control … Despite its diminutive length, it is rich with detail and complexity, and has plenty to demonstrate Mars-Jones’s well-deserved place on any list of our best.’
About the Author
Adam Mars-Jones's books include the novels Pilcrow and Cedilla, part of a million-word sequence, and the monograph Noriko Smiling, about a classic Japanese film. He writes regularly for the London Review of Books.
