The barrier;: A novel containing five sonnets by John Betjeman written in the style of the period

by Robin Maugham

wonderful pictorial dustjacket designed by Jeheber & Peace. Photograph of the author on rear panel by Peter Burton. An intriguing novel of India in the 1890s. An lovely young Englishwoman marries a much older, rigid British colonel. Troubled by the rampant problems of India and her passionless marriage she finds love with a handsome young Indian servant.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.;

185 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Axel Ainglish · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent work quite unknown and underrated in my modest opinion. Once again, it was my father who passed it to me. It goes about forbidden love in exotic scenaries. But it is also a critic to the old British classes system. Not to mention the Hindu one, for it happens there. Robin Maugham was the homosexual nephew of the celebrated Somerset Maugham. Whose Of Human Bondage I read when being fourteen, and loved quite a lot. But this Robin Maugham is also well known for being the author of The Servant. As a novel, I found that much under the brilliant movie Harold Pinter and Losey made with it. Back to The Barrier, I loved it because found that though sad, it is a romantic and sensitive novel. Please don't think that when I said RM was homosexual, I was meaning that the forbidden love that takes place here is of that kind. For it isn't. This novel is about heterosexual love. The thing is that he is British and she is Hindu. It is by all means a very nice and sharp novel. Not too long and a page turner, as I like them. Have no doubt in recommending it.

[Simon Bate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anne gets married to Tom who is over half her age and goes out to British India.She falls in love with Sunil. Will things go swimmingly?
A quick, easy read very much in the style and tradition of his Uncle Willie.