Julian Barnes

Arthur & George - Vintage International Julian Barnes

As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later?one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world?s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife?their fates become inextricably connected.

In Arthur & George, Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet.