- Published: 2 February 2012
- ISBN: 9781448130986
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
My Policeman
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING HARRY STYLES
- Published: 2 February 2012
- ISBN: 9781448130986
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
'I loved it. Devoured it! A wonderful read. Tense, romantic, smart; a beautiful portrait of a seaside town poised at an exact moment in history, with people trapped by laws and mores'
Russell T. Davies (on Instagram)
Pitch perfect
Marie Claire
A gripping read
Viv Groskop, Red
A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance
Guardian
The era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed, not least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time
Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times
A moving story of longing and frustration
Observer
Captures the obsessive and destructive madness of sexual jealousy
Psychologies
Roberts gives us two strong, absorbing voices, whose competing claims on our sympathies...make My Policeman a satisfyingly taut and involving read
Times Literary Supplement
Roberts deploys her research carefully, honing a novel with a strong period feel and a sprightly structure
Independent
An amazing read
Latest 7
Roberts’ sharp, evocative prose renders this simple story complex, enthralling and compelling
Anne Hill, Sussex Life
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Independent
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Emma Hagestadt, Independent Radar
A heartbreaking examination of lives and love
Diva Magazine
A powerful story of sexual jealousy and longing, My Policeman is also a heartbreaking examination of lives and love that has gone to waste in an era in which homosexuality was a prosecutable offence
DIVA Magazine
A sensitive, sweeping novel
Vogue
A powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self
Vanity Fair
A powerful story of love, shame and jealousy
Mohsin Zaidi
Stunning...fraught and honest
New York Times Book Review
A gripping read
Viv Groskop, Red
A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance
Guardian
A moving story of longing and frustration
Observer
'I loved it. Devoured it! A wonderful read. Tense, romantic, smart; a beautiful portrait of a seaside town poised at an exact moment in history, with people trapped by laws and mores'
Russell T. Davies (on Instagram)
Pitch perfect
Marie Claire
A heartbreaking examination of lives and love
Diva Magazine
A powerful story of sexual jealousy and longing, My Policeman is also a heartbreaking examination of lives and love that has gone to waste in an era in which homosexuality was a prosecutable offence
DIVA Magazine
An amazing read
Latest 7
Captures the obsessive and destructive madness of sexual jealousy
Psychologies
Roberts deploys her research carefully, honing a novel with a strong period feel and a sprightly structure
Independent
Roberts gives us two strong, absorbing voices, whose competing claims on our sympathies...make My Policeman a satisfyingly taut and involving read
Times Literary Supplement
Roberts' sharp, evocative prose renders this simple story complex, enthralling and compelling
Anne Hill, Sussex Life
The era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed, not least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time
Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Independent, i
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read
Emma Hagestadt, Independent Radar
What you need to know about My Policeman – the movie and the book – before watching the new film, coming in November.
My Policeman, coming to select cinemas on October 21 and Prime Video on November 4.
Discover the exquisitely told tragic tale of thwarted love behind the major new film adaptation starring Harry Styles, coming to Prime Video on November 4.
