Winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize.'I took one look at him, and I saw what he really wanted.' On the Sunday of his eighteenth birthday, in 1975, Colin takes a walk on Box Hill, a biker hang-out in Surrey. Timid, awkward, and very much out of his element, he accidentally trips over Ray, a biker taking a nap under a tree.
Ray takes immediate control of the situation, and Colin moves in with him that night.A sizzling, sometimes shocking, and strangely tragic love story between two men, Box Hill is a stunning novel of desire and domination by one of Britain's most accomplished writers.' The biggest small book of the year.'-The Guardian'An exquisitely discomfiting tale of a submissive same-sex relationship ... perfectly realised.'-Anthony Cummins, The Observer'A tender exploration of the love that truly dare not speak its name - that between master and slave. On his 18th birthday, Colin literally stumbles upon a strapping biker twice his age, and falls into a long-term relationship characterised by devotion, mystery, and submission. In plain unadorned prose, Mars-Jones shows us the tender, everyday nature of this. Self-deprecating, sad, and wise.'-Fiona McGregor
