Neil Blackmore Knihy

Francis Bacon, philosopher, politician, writer, is an outsider at the court of King James I. He is clever but not aristocratic, has ambition but no money. So when his political enemies form a deadly alliance against him, centered around the King's poisonous lover Robert Carrm Bacon has no choice but to fight for his survival. Together with the neglected Queen, Bacon resolves to find a beguiling young man who can supplant Carr in the King's bed. But as Bacon soon discovers, desire is not something that can be controlled. Bold, irreverent and utterly original, The Dangerous Kingdom of Love is a darkly witty satire about power, and a moving queer love story that resonated through time.

The austere fifties are ending when Betty breezes through the door of the HudsonCafe in London's Soho, smack into the life of Harry Hudson who falls for her hook, line and sinker. He tells the story of their stormy, tender relationship. She causes him suffering; he retaliates with a punishing, crippling lie. Harry'stale is counterpointed by Betty who reveals her own history, with its terrible secrets. Everyone has a past, and when we fall in love we trundle it with us forour lovers to trip over - but no one has a past like Betty's... This first novel is a rare thing. The author creates a world and draws you into it and you're still there long after you've stopped reading.

"When Benjamin and Edgar Bowen embark on a Grand Tour of Europe, they are ready to meet People of Quality. They have trunks full of powdered silver wigs and matching suits, a hunger to experience the architectural wonders of Ancient Rome and an ability to quote Voltaire (at length). They will make connections and establish themselves in high society, just as their mother has planned. But it soon becomes apparent that their outfits are not quite the right shade of grey, their smiles are too ready, their appreciation of the arts ridiculous. Class, they learn, is not something that can be studied.Benjamin's true education begins when he meets Horace Lavelle. Beautiful, charismatic, seductive, Lavelle delights in skewering the pretensions and prejudices of their milieu. He consumes Benjamin's every thought. Love can transform a person. Can it save them?"--Publisher.

Set against the backdrop of New York City's vibrant literary scene in the late 20th century, the story follows Hugo Hunter, a once-celebrated gay novelist facing financial ruin. As he grapples with the impending AIDS crisis and his own fraudulent past—having stolen his previous works—Hugo is offered a lucrative deal for a memoir and a new novel. This darkly humorous tale explores themes of identity, deception, and the cutthroat nature of fame, featuring a rich cast of iconic cultural figures and a gripping narrative of betrayal.

'Re-imagines a story of gay men in London 200 years ago and under the pain of their betrayal and injustice, he uncovers loyalty and above all, love' SIR IAN MCKELLAN 'An imaginative, layered, clever story' THE TIMES London, 1809. By day, minister John Church preaches to a congregation of commonfolk in Southwark. By night, he is drawn to the secretive, alluring world of a molly house on Vere Street. There, ordinary men reinvent themselves as outrageous queens: lads on the make flirt with labourers and princes alike, and John finds himself ordaining marriages between men. When he meets the unworldly and free-thinking Ned, one of a group of African abolitionists who attend his chapel, John falls in love with Ned's tender nature and discovers how quickly desire can turn to obsession. Based on the true story of one of the most important events in queer history, RADICAL LOVE is a sensuous and prescient story about gender and sexuality, and how the most vulnerable survive in dangerous times. 'One of the boldest novelistic explorations of desire I have read in some time' KEIRAN GODDARD 'Compellingly real' DAILY MAIL

Damaskus im Jahr 1945: Die sinnlichste Stadt des Orients wird zum Schauplatz einer fatalen Liebe. In den Augen der High-Society wirken die Eheleute Paul und Marina wie ein ideales Paar. Doch Paul hat eine Affäre mit dem arabischen Studenten Sulayman. Haá, Reue und wahnsinnige Eifersucht treiben die Beteiligten um - bis sie sich schlieálich ganz anderen Gefahren ausgesetzt sehen. Blackmores zweiter Roman erzählt üppig und tragisch von drei wahrhaft Liebenden, die gleichermaßen im Recht wie im Unrecht sind.