{"product_id":"the-line-of-beauty-alan-hollinghurst-9781350603073","title":"The Line of Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI can't explain it. I can't explain any of it to you. The line of beauty which led me to him... to here.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon. Summer, 1983. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick Guest moves into the grand Notting Hill home of his university friend Toby - and into the dazzling world of Toby's father Gerald, a newly elected Tory MP, his elegant wife Rachel, and their troubled daughter Cat. From private gardens to country estates, glittering parties to political dinners, Nick is swept up in a world of money, power and privilege. A world that promises everything - and exacts a cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he pursues beauty in all its forms, Nick finds himself caught between the freedoms of desire and the rigid boundaries of class, sexuality and public image in a rapidly changing Britain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOlivier Award nominee Jack Holden's (\u003ci\u003eCruise\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKenrex\u003c\/i\u003e) new adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Line of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating portrait of Thatcher's Britain at its most decadent and divisive, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production at the Almeida Theatre in October 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Hollinghurst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350603074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350603073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Alan Hollinghurst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580167962879,"sku":"9781350603073","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d5763ca-1d98-4429-8a37-8aa9244fae79.jpg?v=1763879218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-line-of-beauty-alan-hollinghurst-9781350603073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}