num_pages: 448
description: One of the most critically acclaimed books of 2004, The Line of Beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money that brings Thatcher's London alive. Nick Guest has moved in with the Feddens, a family whose patriarch is a conservative Member of Parliament. An innocent in matters of politics and money, Nick becomes caught up in the Feddens' world of parties and excess, as well as in his own privat pursuit of beauty. Framed by the two general elections that returned Margaret Thatcher to power, The Line of Beauty unfurls through four exrraordinary years of change and tragedy.--back cover
language: English
title: The Line of Beauty
titlecomplete: The Line of Beauty
genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBT, Novels, Gay, Queer, Literature, British Literature, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 27546
places: London, England, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Bloomsbury