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Synopsis
'Gillian Freeman is among the finest contemporary novelists.' - Brigid Brophy, New Statesman
'Realistic and unsentimental ... Their relationship is handled with delicacy and has an authentic ring.' - Sunday Telegraph
'[S]ober and scrupulously documented ... accurately and touchingly demonstrates the unselfconscious and comparatively guiltless love which working-class men often feel for each other.' - Time and Tide
Dick and Reggie are 'leather boys', working-class London teens with an affinity for leather jackets and motorcycles who become friends through their involvement in a gang. For Dick, the money he gets from the gang's thefts helps to support his ailing grandmother; for Reggie, membership in the gang provides relief from an unhappy home life and a loveless marriage. When Reggie decides to leave his unfaithful wife and move in with Dick, the two soon discover their feelings for each other are much stronger than mere friendship. As they make plans for their future together, will they find the happiness they seek, or is their love doomed to end in tragedy?
The first novel to offer an authentic portrayal of love between ordinary, working-class young men, Gillian Freeman's The Leather Boys (1961) is a groundbreaking classic of gay fiction that remains moving and compelling today. This edition includes a new introduction by Michael Arditti, who situates The Leather Boys alongside other early gay works by women writers like Mary Renault and Marguerite Yourcenar and argues that Freeman's novel and its 1964 film adaptation played a vital part in liberalizing British attitudes towards homosexuality.
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About the Author
Gillian Freeman is a former scriptwriter for filmmaker Robert Altman and the author of His Mistress’s Voice, The Leather Boys, and Nazi Lady.
Michael Arditti is the author of "The Celibate," "Good Clean Fun," "Pagan and Her Parents," and "Unity,"
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- PublisherNew English Library Ltd
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0450002446
- ISBN 13 9780450002441
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
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The Leather Boys
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The New English Library Limited NEL, London, 1969
ISBN 10: 0450002446
ISBN 13: 9780450002441
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Paperback Edition. Originally published by Anthony Blond in 1961 and then in paperback by Four Square in 1963, in both cases under the name Eliot George. The book was published under the author's real name by Four Square in 1966. First published by NEL in January 1969 with this second NEL edition following in November of the same year. Some edge rubbing to the spine. Light edge wear to the covers with a little surface marking to the bottom left hand corner of the rear cover. Pages browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Seller Inventory # 015692
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