by Neil Bartlett
(New York): A Dutton Book, (1997).
First edition, first printing.
Review copy with publisher's slip and folded newsletter.
Fine in a fine dust jacket.
"On a snowy Christmas Eve in 1956, Mr. Page sits alone in his London flat
and begins his memoirs in an attempt to elucidate the events that have
changed his life. Spanning decades, he takes the reader through Turkish
bath steam rooms and Mayfair dining rooms, from the seemingly ordinary
world of his existence to the haunting, unsettling world of wealth and
glamour inhabited by Mr. Clive. As Mr. Page puzzles through the
contradictions of Mr. Clive's world, the novel pieces itself together,
revisiting and rewriting itself as it goes, revealing more upon each
retelling. Evocative and mesmerizing, The House on Brooke Street is both
a confession of triumphant deceit and an elegy in honor of a lost love."--Fantastic Fiction.