Book review: The New Life by Tom Crewe
Ralph McAllister reviews The New Life by Tom Crewe, published by Chatto.
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From Private Worlds to the New Life: Tom Crewe in conversation with Jeremy Seabrook
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The New Life: A Novel by Tom Crewe, Paperback
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In The New Life, a 19th-century gay man fights for acceptance as Oscar Wilde is tried for sodomy - LGBTQ Nation
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Tom Crewe and Paul Mendez: The New Life
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The New Life by Tom Crewe
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The New Life' by Tom Crewe- A Clever, Sexy Victorian Tale
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Desire and the search for freedom in Victorian England': The New Life by Tom Crewe @TomCrewe1 – Ali Bacon / Books and Other Things
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Book Club Questions for The New Life by Tom Crewe
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Brought to you by Penguin. *Shortlist, Debut Fiction, 2023 Nero Book Awards *London, 1894. John and Henry have a vision for a new way of life. But as the Oscar Wilde trial ignites public outcry, everything they long for could be under threat.After a lifetime spent navigating his desires, John has finally found a man who returns his feelings.
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The New Life [Book]
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Shared secrets: The New Life, by Tom Crewe, reviewed
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The New Life by Tom Crewe — forbidden love in Victorian Britain