The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle
Shortlisted for the Polari Book Prize for LGBTQ+ Fiction
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4.0 • 28 Ratings
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'Seductive, decadent, cruel and utterly thrilling - just like Horace Lavelle himself. This is The Talented Mr Ripley for the twenty-first century.' Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths
'An enjoyable dip into decadence.' Observer
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Brothers Benjamin and Edgar have so far led a quiet life, but change is afoot as they enter a world of glorious sights and People of Quality on their Grand Tour of Europe. But a trunk full of powdered silver wigs and matching suits isn't enough to embed them into high society.
As Edgar clings on to conventions, Benjamin pushes against them. And when the charming, seductive Horace Lavelle promises Benjamin a real adventure, it's only a matter of time before chaos and love ensue.
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'A fizzing, seductive queer romance.' i Paper
'Wildly entertaining and painfully heartbreaking ... Neil Blackmore writes with a fizzy wit that bounds his characters off the page.' Ben Aldridge
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A seductive page-turner that indulges its historical context with real splendour. The story of two brothers—Benjamin and Edgar Bowen—on a grand tour of discovery across Europe, the book fuses ideas around enlightenment and individualism primarily in the enigmatic form of Horace Lavelle. Neil Blackmore draws out the mystery of Lavelle superbly and Benjamin’s attraction to him is laid out quite beautifully—an intense frenzy of feelings, wrapped in coming-of-age maturity and whirlwind holiday obsession. This is a decadent, provocative story that has drawn deserved The Talented Mr. Ripley comparisons.
