My Policeman

'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

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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