Writing style
Atmospheric · Descriptive · Direct · Lyrical
Apple BooksMy Policeman
Historical fiction · Tragedy
- First published
- 2012
- Print length
- 342 pagesChatto & Windus, 2012
Description
In 1950s Brighton, schoolteacher Marion falls in love with policeman Tom Burgess, who is torn between the security of marriage to her and his love for Patrick Hazelwood. Patrick, a museum curator, introduces Tom to a sophisticated world of art, travel, and beauty, but social repression forces the two men to meet in secret. Marion’s jealousy eventually leads her to expose Patrick, causing his arrest and inflicting lasting damage on both relationships. My Policeman explores passionate love, divided loyalties, and the harm created by a society that compels intimacy to remain hidden.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Dark · Intimate · Melancholic · Reflective
Structure
Braided
Focus
Character · Relationships · Voice
Emotional intensity
4 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 3 / 5
- Structure
- 4 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780701185848
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