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- Novel of great literary merit for fans of Edmund White, Alan Hollinghurst, Christopher Hope and Michael Frayn's Spies, where the older narrator reflects on a seminal moment against the backdrop of large-scale political events.
- Moving juxtaposition of protagonist's innocence with the magnitude of South Africa’s social turmoil.
- Themes of atonement, surveillance,homosexuality, repressive politics, South Africa, racism, secrets, cultural dislocation.
Tony Peake was born in South Africa but has lived most of his life in London. He is an acclaimed short story writer with work in many anthologies including The Penguin Book of Contemporary South African Short Stories, The Mammoth Book of Gay Short Stories, and Best British Short Stories 2016. He is the author of two novels, A Summer Tide (1993) and Son to the Father (1995), both published by Abacus, and a biography of Derek Jarman(Little, Brown,1999).