Used Book – My Policeman, Bethan Roberts, Claire Allouch

My policeman is nothing like Michael. That's one of the reasons I like him. The words that come to mind when I think of him are "light" and "delight," but my policeman is very dangerous, despite the light and delight he inspires in me.

Brighton, 1950s. Marion meets Tom and falls madly in love with him. He teaches her to swim on the famous pier, and unknowingly reveals to her a sensual world she has everything to learn about. When Tom meets Patrick, his life is turned upside down. This museum curator draws him into his sophisticated world of travel, art, and beauty. From then on, Tom is no longer just a police officer, he is "their" policeman for both of them. But it is safer for him to marry Marion and see Patrick in secret. When you love so resolutely, you believe you can love for two, but how far will Marion and Patrick be able to share their passion?

A vibrant story of desire, loosely inspired by the tumultuous love life of E.M. Forster, torn between his marriage and the passion inspired by Bob Buckingham, a policeman, in a society governed by suffocating morality.

“Poignant.” Marie Claire “A deeply moving story of desire and dashed hopes.” The Observer “Absolutely fascinating.” Red “A human and evocative portrait of an era when intolerance destroyed lives” The Guardian “The atmosphere of 1950s Chelsea is beautifully rendered, as is the transformation of the social and sexual codes of the time.” Sunday Times