In Youth is Pleasure

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A gay classic coming-of-age novel and an unforgettable slice of British interwar upper-middle class life

Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be alone. Spending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don't understand him, he explores ancient churches, spies on a man rowing in the river and collects antiques, escaping into his own singular aesthetic world. First published in 1945, this is an unforgettable portrayal of a young man's sensuous coming-of-age.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780241464137
Published: July 2021

Number of pages: 192
Width: 130 mm
Height: 200 mm
Depth: 13 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd