Hollinghurst's new domestic epic leapfrogs across seven decades to examine how the laws of social propriety shape the destinies of a father and son. Critic John Powers says the novel is fascinating.

Alan Hollinghurst doesn’t write quickly. In 30 years, the British author has penned just six novels, however this relatively small collection of beautifully crafted work has earned him a rabid ...

One of the most frequently hailed signs of social progress in the last 50 years is the growing acceptance and mainstreaming of homosexuality in the Western world. No novelist has chronicled this ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The line "Death cancels all engagements" is the only reason to remember Zuleika Dobson, the solitary ...

Walk in a nutshell A climb through chalk downland takes you up on to the Ridgeway, where you'll head along the ridge to the summit of White Horse Hill. Then it's downhill to the village of Woolstone ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Small children”, wrote Henry James in his preface to What Maisie Knew, “have many more perceptions than they have ...