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Condition: Very Good Very slight damage to one corner and bottom. Otherwise as new. Content: "My stepfather and his colleagues typified the views of the governing classes of their generation . . . They wanted to preserve old-fashioned courtesy, behaviour and privilege while at the same time destroying its economic means of survival. A new way had to emerge, I had no idea from where or how it would come but in the meantime, on coming down from Cambridge, I was determined to find my own sense of fun and fulfilment and I hoped make [sic] some money along the way." (from the cover) Background / Biography: Jeremy Norman was born into the British upper classes in 1947. He has been an entrepreneur and active in HIV/AIDS work. His life, as depicted in No Make-Up covers the society in which he was born and still moves and describes the friends he has known . . . Reviews: Clicking on advertiser links on this site may allow these companies to gather and use information about your visit to this and other websites to provide you with advertisements about goods and services presumed to be of interest to you. |
Quote from this book "In my early days in London my gay life, such as it was, was furtive and uncertain. I knew what I wanted but I did not know how to get it. Furthermore, it was illegal to publish the names of gay venues; it was classed as 'proselytizing', so no listings existed of the few secretive bars and pubs that were hidden around town. Rem and I needed extra income to pay our mortgage so we decided to rent out the two spare rooms. I found a Cambridge firend, Hugo Slater, to rent one of them. In spite of being a cavalry officer, he had already come out after a fashion, but still felt it necessary to be discreet. I was still half-pretending to be straight and attending deb' parties and going out with girls. I was nervous about coming out until I felt secure and happy as a gay man. That meant finding a boyfriend." pp 108 - 109 Secondhand booksellers |
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