The Line of Beauty

"A magnificent comedy of manners. Hollinghurst's alertness to the tiniest social and tonal shifts never slackens...[an] outstanding novel."-New York Times Book Review"If you value style, wit and social satire in your reading, don't miss this elegant and passionate novel."-Washington Post"His most tender and powerful novel to date." A -Entertainment Weekly"Each sentence in this book rings as perfect and true as a Schubert sonata."-Hartford Courant"The Line of Beauty is itself a thing of beauty-an elegant and seductive novel."-Philadelphia City Paper"It really is his finest novel to date."-Geoff Dyer"A rueful, snapshot-accurate portrait of this era."-Seattle Times"[A] masterpiece with a skillfully rendered social panorama, a Proustian alertness to social nuance and a stylistic precision that recalls [James]."-Newsday"The most exquisitely written book I've read in years. Witty observations about politics, society, and family open like little revelations on every page." -Christian Science Monitor"Almost perfectly written novel...This novel has the air of a classic."-Publishers Weekly, starred review"In the tradition of Henry James, Hollinghurst has artfully crafted a piquant satire of privilege and sexuality in all its forms."-Genre Magazine"The best English novel of the year so far is Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty."-Zadie Smith, Guardian (UK)"Like reading gossip in beautifully made sentences with extraordinary insights into motive and nuance, allowing all the time for comedy."-Colm Toibin, Guardian (UK)