Bethan Roberts

Brighton, 1950. Desde la primera vez que lo vio, Marion ha estado enamorada de Tom, el hermano de su mejor amiga. Él le enseñará a nadar, por las mañanas en la playa, y Marion, completamente embelesada, se convencera de que el amor que ella siente es suficiente para los dos. Unos años mas tarde, en el Museo de Arte de Brighton, Patrick conoce a Tom, apuesto policia local, y lo introducira en el glamuroso y sofisticado mundo del arte y la cultura. Patrick y Marion, consumidos por su amor, se veran obligados a compartir a Tom hasta que, incapaz de seguir asi, uno de ellos haga que las vidas de los tres salten por los aires.La novela de la nueva pelicula de Harry Styles

O LIVRO QUE DEU ORIGEM AO FILME COM HARRY STYLES, EMMA CORRIN E DAVID DAWSONUma trágica história sobre como a fúria do desejo humano leva a uma realidade frustrada, inspirada nos acontecimentos da vida de E. M. ForsterBrighton, Inglaterra. Anos 1950. Marion avista Tom pela primeira vez. A partir de ento, ela soube: seu amor seria suficiente pelos dois, perdurando ate alguns anos mais tarde, quando o rapaz volta do exercito e a ensina a nadar na sombra do pier. Patrick, experiente curador do Museu de Brighton, conhece Tom e mostra a ele um novo mundo, glamoroso e liberal. Patrick tambem se apaixona por Tom. Nessa epoca, e mais seguro para todos que Tom, um jovem policial, se case com Marion. Os dois amantes tero, ento, de compartilha-lo ate que um deles se rebela e tres vidas começam a ser destruidas.

O LIVRO QUE DEU ORIGEM AO FILME COM HARRY STYLES, EMMA CORRIN E DAVID DAWSON.Uma trágica história sobre como a fúria do desejo humano leva a uma realidade frustrada, inspirada nos acontecimentos da vida de E. M. ForsterBrighton, Inglaterra. Anos 1950. Marion avista Tom pela primeira vez. A partir de ento, ela soube: seu amor seria suficiente pelos dois, perdurando ate alguns anos mais tarde, quando o rapaz volta do exercito e a ensina a nadar na sombra do pier. Patrick, experiente curador do Museu de Brighton, conhece Tom e mostra a ele um novo mundo, glamoroso e liberal. Patrick tambem se apaixona por Tom. Nessa epoca, e mais seguro para todos que Tom, um jovem policial, se case com Marion. Os dois amantes tero, ento, de compartilha-lo ate que um deles se rebela e tres vidas começam a ser destruidas.

Roberts, BethanSet in an Oxfordshire village, THE POOLS tells the story of the events leading up to the murder of a teenage boy. The novel is told through two voices; that of the boy's father, the unfailingly sensible but sensitive Howard Hall and that of the boy's friend, the deceptively confident but confused young girl Joanna Denton. The story is broad in scope - covering twenty years of family history, but extremely intimate in its focus. Bethan displays remarkable maturity in her presentation of these lives brimming with domestic and sexual anguish.

Set in an Oxfordshire village, The Pools tells the story of the events leading up to the murder of a teenage boy. The novel is told through two voices; that of the boys father, the unfailingly sensible but sensitive Howard Hall and that of the boys friend, the deceptively confident but confused young girl Joanna Denton.

What happens when your only son becomes The King of Rock 'n' Roll? From the moment she first holds him, after his twin brother is stillborn, Gladys Presley loves her son Elvis ferociously. She will be his greatest influence, the love of his life. She will be the one by his side, when Elvis is a boy and his father is in the jailhouse; as the family move from place to place, skirting poverty in Tupelo, Mississippi; as Elvis's obsession with music grows; as they move to Memphis and he begins his whirlwind rise to never-before-seen success… And he will love her back, even as his heart is turned by the blues, clothes and girls. But while he makes it big in Hollywood, brings audiences across the land to their knees and achieves unimagined wealth and fame, there is another story - of drinking and diet pills, loneliness and loss. While the heat and music of the American South in the 40s and 50s play in the background, a heartbreaking portrait of a mother's love and a son's devotion takes centre stage. When Elvis reaches the height of his power, he buys his family the ultimate mansion on the hill, Graceland, where he hopes his mother will be happy. The reality, though, is very different, and Elvis finds that even kings must go on alone. 'Graceland is an astonishing literary achievement. Bethan Roberts somehow manages to unlock the mystery to that beautiful sadness in the voice of Elvis. Utterly heartbreaking.' Jake Arnott

An exquisitely told tragic tale of thwarted love, My Policeman is soon to be adapted into film by Amazon Prime starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin. It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier and Marion is smitten - determined her love will be enough for them both.A few years later in Brighton Museum Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted with Tom and opens his eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion.The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. 'A moving story of longing and frustration' Observer