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**From LibraryThing:** Californian Neil Fielding, is an undergraduate at Cambridge, he already has a degree in English from Berkeley. He has come to England firstly to escape the turmoil in Berkeley, even though it meant leaving behind his girlfriend Susan. Neil is an unassuming young man, sensitive but open minded, but sexually perhaps a little naïve, certainly he is a virgin. Thomas Lyster is his roommate at Cambridge, and Neil soon realises that Thomas is in class of his own, good looks, extrovert, charming and popular, even admired and held in awe by some; yet they do not get off to the best start. But they live together amiably enough until Neil invites Thomas to lunch to join him in celebrating Thanksgiving; and that marks a turning point in their relationship. Neil is soon fully absorbed into Thomas’s life, but while Thomas seems able to get any girl he wants, Neil, despite his clumsy attempts, remains a virgin. There are hints though that Thomas may not only be interested in girls, and then over one holiday when Thomas invites Neil to stay at his family’s country home, Thomas seduces him. Once over the initial shock they embark on an affair, but it soon all falls apart, and

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Author

David Wurtzel

Publisher

[London?]: Brilliance Books

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780946189359

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Updated

2026-03-25