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Man's World

by Rupert Smith

"London today: a world of sex and drugs and designer clothes, where Robert searches for fulfillment in gay clubs and chat rooms." "London 50 years ago: fresh out of National Service, Michael enters a secret queer underworld, negotiating the dangers of the law and the closet, longing for liberation and love." "Past and present collide when Robert moves into a new flat, and discovers that history is alive and kicking on his doorstep. Man's World is the story of two gay generations, and a world in which history goes unwritten. Robert's blog chronicles freedoms that would have been unthinkable 50 years ago - juggling day jobs and nightlife. looking for sex on line, taking legality and equality for granted. Michael's secret diary records the underground pubs, clubs and parties of London's illegal gay scene, and narrates a love story that could have landed him and his friends in prison." "Two worlds that barely recognize each other - but do Robert and Michael have more in common than --

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