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Gay Fiction

My Policeman

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  • 2012 first published
  • 347 pages
  • ★ 4.9 (9 ratings)
  • 6 editions
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Published in 2012, My Policeman is a gay fiction novel by Bethan Roberts. It deals with gay men and England.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 266 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

At about 347 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About My Policeman

Now a motion picture starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson, an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love. “Stunning…fraught and honest.” —New York Times Book Review It is in 1950's Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim, gently guiding her through the water in the shadow of the city's famous pier and Marion is smitten—determined her love alone will be enough for them both. A few years later near the Brighton Museum, Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted, and opens Tom's eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world of art, travel, and beauty. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion and meet Patrick in secret. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. In this evocative portrait of midcentury England, Bethan Roberts reimagines the real life relationship the novelist E. M. Forster had with a policeman, Bob Buckingham, and his wife. My Policeman is a deeply heartfelt story of love's passionate endurance, and the devastation wrought by a repressive society.
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  • Gay men
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • England

Quick answers

Who wrote My Policeman?

My Policeman was written by Bethan Roberts and first published in 2012.

What genre is My Policeman?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is My Policeman?

The median edition has 347 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to My Policeman?

Readers who like it often enjoy Red, White & Royal Blue, The Swimming-Pool Library and Tipping the Velvet.

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