Hartley, L P – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:23:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Hartley, L P – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 The Go-Between https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-go-between/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-go-between/ An invitation for young Leo to join a school friend at Brandham Hall – a world of privilege far removed from his own – for the scorchingly hot summer of 1900 appears innocuous, but Leo soon finds himself drawn into a dangerous, deceitful world of adult intrigue when asked to act as a go-between for two illicit lovers. The tragedy that ensues will reverberate for decades to come.

A haunting novel about the strange journey from childhood to adulthood, The Go-Between is a truly unforgettable classic.

This elegant Macmillan Collector’s Library edition of The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley features an afterword by editor and publisher Anna South.

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]]> PMC Go-Between https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/pmc-go-between/ Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/pmc-go-between/ The moving exploration of a young boy’s loss of innocence

‘The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there…’

When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a school-friend at Brandham Hall, he begins to act as a messenger between Ted, the farmer, and Marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hall. He becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation. The haunting story of a young boy’s awakening into the secrets of the adult world, The Go-Between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of Edwardian society. It was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates.

Edited with an introduction and notes by Douglas Brooks-Davies

‘Magical and disturbing’
Independent

‘On a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy’s loss of innocence long ago. But, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful’
Express

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