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Dwell
Location(s): Birmingham, England
Genre(s): LGBTQIA+, Coming of Age, Fiction, Historical
Era(s): Later 1910s
…they are within a painting, both openly staring, with the only movement the glittering of dust motes. Light halos the marble-white figure on the floor, burnishing his hair, sharpening his features…
January 1919. A new gardener at a snowbound boarding school catches everyone’s attention. It’s rumoured he is a war hero. He’s nineteen-year-old Albert, haunted by Great War experiences and fighting the temptation of one particular prefect. What they want is illegal. Being caught would ruin them. Then Albert’s past finds him, making their quest for a place where love can safely dwell look impossible.
Dwell brings into the open love between ordinary gay men which was forced to be secret in the early twentieth century. It is a tender, evocative coming-of-age love story exploring privilege and oppression, healing from trauma, redemption, belonging, and hope.
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