The SpellAlan HollinghurstLabel: VintageDescription: Discover this ‘sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue’ (Telegraph) from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty.The Spell is a comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin an architect in his late forties who is trying to build an idyllic life in Dorset with his younger lover Justin; Robin's 22 year old son Danny a volatile beauty who lives for clubbing and casual sex; and the shy Alex who is Justin's ex-boyfriend. As each in turn falls under the spell of romance or drugs country living or rough trade a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of modern gay life. At once lyrical sceptical and romantic The Spell confirms Alan Hollinghurst as one of Britain's most important novelists.
