THE STRANGER'S CHILDa novel by Alan Hollinghurst

WHO:
Alan Hollinghurst

WHAT:
THE STRANGER’S CHILD

WHEN:
Published by Knopf October 14, 2011

WHERE:
Author tour: Atlanta, Austin, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia

WHY:
“Hollinghurst is a literary child of the great English novelist E.M. Forster.”

–Brad Hooper, BOOKLIST

“This thoroughly satisfying novel will gladden the hearts of Anglophile readers.
“On the eve of World War I, Cecil Valance, a wildly attractive and promising young poet, pays a visit to the home of his Cambridge boyfriend, the son of one of England’s fine old families. He memorializes the visit with a poem that becomes famous after his wartime death.
“The poem, created as an autograph book keepsake for his lover’s younger sister, Daphne, becomes the subject of speculation and debate for biographers and the generations that follow, as it contains hints about what might have happened during the visit and with whom…”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS

Photo of Alan Hollinghurst“A rambunctious stepchild to the mannered satires of Evelyn Waugh.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Media Resources:
About the book | Author bio | Download the jacket | Also available from Random House Audio

Publicity:
Lena Khidritskaya | 212-572-2103 | lkhidritskaya@randomhouse.com