Synopses & Reviews
Adrift in the grimy pubs of London at the outbreak of World War II, George Bone is hopelessly infatuated with Netta, a contemptuous, small-time actress. George suffers from occasional blackouts, during which one thing is horribly clear: he must murder Netta.
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"Hamilton...is a sort of urban Thomas Hardy: He is always a pleasure to read, and as social historian he is unparalleled." Nick Hornby
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"Patrick Hamilton was a marvelous novelist....A much better writer than Auden, Isherwood....He wrote more sense about England and what was going on in England in the 1930s than anybody else I can think of, and his novels are still true now. You can go into any pub today and see it going on." Doris Lessing
About the Author
Patrick Hamilton was born in England in 1904. By the late 1920's he was recognized as one of the most gifted and admired writers of his generation. His novels and plays of the 1930's established a wide readership in Britain and America. His play
Rope was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock and his play
Gaslight was a huge success on the stage before being made into a popular film starring Ingrid Bergman.
Hangover Square is perhaps his best-known work, but his novel The Slaves of Solitude also enjoys great popularity. Patrick Hamilton died in 1962.