
Sparsholt Affair
From Oxford during the dark days of the Second World War to contemporary London, this is Alan Hollinghurst''s intimate novel about sexuality, art and family secrets.
In October 1940, the handsome young David Sparsholt arrives in Oxford. A keen athlete and oarsman, he at first seems unaware of the effect he has on others – particularly on the lonely and romantic Evert Dax, son of a celebrated noveli...
From Oxford during the dark days of the Second World War to contemporary London, this is Alan Hollinghurst''s intimate novel about sexuality, art and family secrets.
In October 1940, the handsome young David Sparsholt arrives in Oxford. A keen athlete and oarsman, he at first seems unaware of the effect he has on others – particularly on the lonely and romantic Evert Dax, son of a celebrated noveli...