Bruno is struggling to escape the loveless labyrinth in which his childhood has imprisoned him. Short and stout, his only loves are his ever-expanding library and collection of jazz records. When a statuesque and enigmatic woman strides into Bruno’s life he finds himself floundering to reconcile his passion with the way her height makes him feel all the more laughable.In a series of notebooks Bruno takes us from his Liverpool childhood to the bars and brothels of 1970s Soho, Norfolk’s salt marshes and finally Bohemian Biarritz. Funny and tragic, Minotaur in Love is the story of the mazes people build to hide their secret selves from the world.Includes illustrations by artist Harriet Dell.Praise for Fraser Harrison’s first novel, High on the Hog:Undoubtedly the best first novel of the year…very funny — SpectatorFraser Harrison is scathingly acute on the sexual, emotional and socio-political foibles of modern man (and woman)…Impressive — Mail on SundayA subtle and often moving black comedy — The TimesFraser Harrison is the author of several books, including the novel High on the Hog and the memoir A Father’s Diary, and two radio plays. He has written for a number of newspapers and magazines, including the Sunday Times.He lives in Norfolk.
Minotaur in Love is the description of a journey into one man’s psyche. [. . .] Fraser Harrison is an elegant writer who is a pleasure to read and this novel is engrossing and quirky both in its sad humour and the questions that Bruno poses but fails to answer.
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