The Stranger’s Child is a startling take on the
grand country-manor novel. Five interlinked
stories explore the events that follow the
amorous advances made on various family
members by the arrogant yet esteemed poet
Cecil Valance, and show that things are not
always as they appear. Long-listed for the
Man Booker Prize, it’s filled with passion and
intrigue; the prose is dense but will leave you infinitely
satisfied.
The Stranger's Child, Alan Hollinghurst, $32.
— A.L.
alan hollinghurst,
bopk club,
man booker prize,
the stranger's child