Das Neue Leben

You want to write a book about homosexuality. John and Henry. In 1894, one is already well-established in the intellectual life of London, respectably married, and a father of three daughters. The other is just starting out: in his career and in his marriage to a self-assured intellectual. Both men yearn for progress, for a future where thought and its revelations dictate social interactions, not rigid, unchanging rules. For them, this book is a step forward, a step into the open, but dangers lurk there. Because what is true in the book cannot be ignored any longer. Thus, John finds himself with a handsome young man far beneath his social class, joyfully dismantling his bourgeois existence, while Henry must come to terms with the fact that his wife cares much more for her best friend. When a scandal shakes the city and the crown intervenes, they must ask themselves: How far will they go for a new life? Tom Crewe has written a modern historical novel. In brilliant language and with deep knowledge of the Victorian era, he tells of the enduring explosive power of new forms of love and life. An impressive masterpiece about the boundaries of freedom.