As Maurice Hall makes his way through a traditional English education, he projects an outer confidence that masks troubling questions about his own identity. Frustrated and unfulfilled, a product of the bourgeoisie he will grow to despise, he has difficulty acknowledging his nascent attraction to men. At Cambridge he meets Clive, who opens his eyes to a less conventional view of the nature of love. Yet when Maurice is confronted by the societal pressures of life beyond university, self-doubt and heartbreak threaten his ...
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As Maurice Hall makes his way through a traditional English education, he projects an outer confidence that masks troubling questions about his own identity. Frustrated and unfulfilled, a product of the bourgeoisie he will grow to despise, he has difficulty acknowledging his nascent attraction to men. At Cambridge he meets Clive, who opens his eyes to a less conventional view of the nature of love. Yet when Maurice is confronted by the societal pressures of life beyond university, self-doubt and heartbreak threaten his quest for happiness.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0393086577. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 256 pages; 1971 W. W. Norton & Co. HC/DJ 2nd printing. Snugly bound and neat in original graphic title lettered dust jacket. with publisher's $6.95 issue price intact to the unclippe top corner of the front flap. Jacket flap clipped bottom corner and lightly shelf rubbed edges and surfaces; a pair of tiny closed tears at edges. Prior owner name and 1971 date penned top corner of the front flyleaf. Contents bright and fresh. VG+/VG+