‘Wonderful ... For anyone who has ever dreamt of leaving a small-town childhood behind them, this is going to wring your heart. It certainly did mine’
- Neil Bartlett, author of
Address Book
In 1950s suburban England, a friendship bloomed between Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O’Neill - two gay men coming of age at a time when homosexuality was still a crime. Their relationship was inflected by secrecy and fear; the shadows that had distorted their adolescent years were never wholly dispelled, long into their adult life.
Lyrical, candid and poignant, this is a tale of sexual identity, working-class history and family drama. A memoir of unparalleled authenticity,
Private Worlds
is an elegy for a doomed friendship.
Jeremy Seabrook
has been writing books for over half a century. His articles have been featured in the
Guardian
,
The Times
and the
Independent
. He has written plays for stage, TV and theatre, some in collaboration with his close friend, Michael O’Neill. His many books include
People Without History: India’s Muslim Ghettos
and
Cut Out: Living Without Welfare
.