The Sea From Above

This is a novel that portrays a love affair between two men in the late 1950s. In turn, they each tell their story in their own voices.

The men are British. One of them is a young wardrobe assistant. The other is a stuntman who had served in action during World War Two. The pair meet on the set of a film being shot on location in Italy.

The younger man - 19 when the book begins - is from a working-class background in the north of England. He is newly inducted into London's furtive gay scene a...