Weight Of Angels

THE WEIGHT OF ANGELS — JOHN BOYNE

The Weight of Angels is an ambitious and imaginative reworking of one of literature’s most fascinating lives, exploring what might have happened had Oscar Wilde made a different choice at a defining moment in his history. When Wilde receives a public insult from the Marquess of Queensberry in 1895, he must decide whether to pursue a libel case or walk away. In this alternative history, Boyne imagines a life in which Wilde chooses differently, allowing him to live beyond his early years of disgrace and witness the dramatic social and political changes of the twentieth century. Witty, moving and richly layered, it explores love, reputation, regret and the possibilities of a life rewritten.

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• Author: John Boyne

  An ideal choice for readers of literary and historical fiction, particularly those interested in Oscar Wilde and alternative takes on history.