- Published: 1 August 2012
- ISBN: 9780099555254
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $26.00
My Policeman
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING HARRY STYLES
- Published: 1 August 2012
- ISBN: 9780099555254
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $26.00
'I loved it. Devoured it! A wonderful read. Tense, romantic, smart; a beautiful portrait of a seaside town poised at an exact moment in history, with people trapped by laws and mores'
Russell T. Davies (on Instagram)
Pitch perfect
Marie Claire
A gripping read
Viv Groskop, Red
A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance
Guardian
The era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed, not least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time
Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times
A moving story of longing and frustration
Observer
Captures the obsessive and destructive madness of sexual jealousy
Psychologies
Roberts gives us two strong, absorbing voices, whose competing claims on our sympathies...make My Policeman a satisfyingly taut and involving read
Times Literary Supplement
Roberts deploys her research carefully, honing a novel with a strong period feel and a sprightly structure
Independent
An amazing read
Latest 7
Roberts’ sharp, evocative prose renders this simple story complex, enthralling and compelling
Anne Hill, Sussex Life
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Independent
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Emma Hagestadt, Independent Radar
A heartbreaking examination of lives and love
Diva Magazine
A powerful story of sexual jealousy and longing, My Policeman is also a heartbreaking examination of lives and love that has gone to waste in an era in which homosexuality was a prosecutable offence
DIVA Magazine
A sensitive, sweeping novel
Vogue
A powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self
Vanity Fair
A powerful story of love, shame and jealousy
Mohsin Zaidi
Stunning...fraught and honest
New York Times Book Review
A gripping read
Viv Groskop, Red
Pitch perfect
Marie Claire
Captures the obsessive and destructive madness of sexual jealousy
Psychologies
A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance
Guardian
The era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed, not least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time
Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times
Roberts gives us two strong, absorbing voices, whose competing claims on our sympathies...make My Policeman a satisfyingly taut and involving read
Times Literary Supplement
A moving story of longing and frustration
Observer
Roberts deploys her research carefully, honing a novel with a strong period feel and a sprightly structure
Independent
A powerful story of sexual jealousy and longing, My Policeman is also a heartbreaking examination of lives and love that has gone to waste in an era in which homosexuality was a prosecutable offence
DIVA Magazine
An amazing read
Latest 7
Roberts' sharp, evocative prose renders this simple story complex, enthralling and compelling
Anne Hill, Sussex Life
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Independent, i
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Emma Hagestadt, Independent Radar
A heartbreaking examination of lives and love
Diva Magazine
'I loved it. Devoured it! A wonderful read. Tense, romantic, smart; a beautiful portrait of a seaside town poised at an exact moment in history, with people trapped by laws and mores'
Russell T. Davies (on Instagram)