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WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS

WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS

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WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS

by Leavitt, David

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ISBN 10
0670833495
ISBN 13
9780670833498
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New York: Viking Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. Quarter black cloth and gray boards, with red spine lettering. decorated end papers. 304 pages. In illustrated dust-jacket (with price intact).

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Synopsis

David Leavitt has earned high praise for his empathetic portrayal of human sexuality and the complexities of intimate relationships. Now, with While England Sleeps, available for the first time in two years, Leavitt moves beyond precisely controlled domestic drama to create a historical novel, one that has greater breadth and resonance than anything he has written before. Set against the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe, While England Sleeps tells the story of a love affair between the aristocratic young British writer Brian Botsford, who thinks homosexuality is something he will outgrow, and Edward Phelan, a sensitive and idealistic working-class employee of the London Underground and a Communist party member. When the strains of class difference, sexual taboo, and Brian's ambivalence impel Edward to volunteer to fight against Franco in Spain, Brian pursues him across Europe and into the violent chaos of war.

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Bookseller
Waugh Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
6314
Title
WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS
Author
Leavitt, David
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
ISBN 10
0670833495
ISBN 13
9780670833498
Publisher
Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1993

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