Bethan Roberts

What happens when your only son becomes The King of Rock 'n' Roll? From the moment she first holds him, after his twin brother is stillborn, Gladys Presley loves her son Elvis ferociously. She will be his greatest influence, the love of his life. She will be the one by his side, when Elvis is a boy and his father is in the jailhouse; as the family move from place to place, skirting poverty in Tupelo, Mississippi; as Elvis's obsession with music grows; as they move to Memphis and he begins his whirlwind rise to never-before-seen success… And he will love her back, even as his heart is turned by the blues, clothes and girls. But while he makes it big in Hollywood, brings audiences across the land to their knees and achieves unimagined wealth and fame, there is another story - of drinking and diet pills, loneliness and loss. While the heat and music of the American South in the 40s and 50s play in the background, a heartbreaking portrait of a mother's love and a son's devotion takes centre stage. When Elvis reaches the height of his power, he buys his family the ultimate mansion on the hill, Graceland, where he hopes his mother will be happy. The reality, though, is very different, and Elvis finds that even kings must go on alone. 'Graceland is an astonishing literary achievement. Bethan Roberts somehow manages to unlock the mystery to that beautiful sadness in the voice of Elvis. Utterly heartbreaking.' Jake Arnott

Set in an Oxfordshire village, The Pools tells the story of the events leading up to the murder of a teenage boy. The novel is told through two voices; that of the boys father, the unfailingly sensible but sensitive Howard Hall and that of the boys friend, the deceptively confident but confused young girl Joanna Denton.

Roberts, BethanSet in an Oxfordshire village, THE POOLS tells the story of the events leading up to the murder of a teenage boy. The novel is told through two voices; that of the boy's father, the unfailingly sensible but sensitive Howard Hall and that of the boy's friend, the deceptively confident but confused young girl Joanna Denton. The story is broad in scope - covering twenty years of family history, but extremely intimate in its focus. Bethan displays remarkable maturity in her presentation of these lives brimming with domestic and sexual anguish.

Mon policier ne ressemble en rien a Michael. Cest lune des raisons pour lesquelles il me plai t. Les mots qui me viennent a lesprit quand je pense a lui sont lumie re et de lices , mais mon policier est tre s dangereux, malgre la lumie re et les de lices quil minspire. Brighton, annees 1950. Marion rencontre Tom et en tombe eperdument amoureuse. Il lui apprend a nager sur la celebre jetee, et lui revele sans le savoir un monde sensuel dont elle a tout a apprendre. Quand Tom fait la connaissance de Patrick, sa vie en est bouleversee. Ce conservateur de musee lentraine dans son univers sophistique fait de voyages, dart, de beaute. Des lors, Tom nest plus un simple officier de police, il est leur policier a tous les deux. Mais il est plus prudent pour lui depouser Marion et de frequenter Patrick en secret. Quand on aime si resolument, on se croit capable daimer pour deux, mais jusquou Marion et Patrick seront-ils capables de partager leur passion ?Une histoire vibrante de desir, librement inspiree de la vie sentimentale tumultueuse de E.M. Forster, tiraille entre son mariage et la passion que lui inspira Bob Buckingham, un policier, dans une societe regie par une morale asphyxiante. Poignant. Marie Claire Une bouleversante histoire de desir et despoirs deçus. The Observer Absolument fascinant. Red Le tableau humain et evocateur dune epoque ou lintolerance detruisait des vies The Guardian Latmosphere du Chelsea des annees 1950 est magnifiquement rendue, de meme que la transformation des codes sociaux et sexuels de lepoque. Sunday Times

A beautiful, moving readPrimaA tangled tale of maternal inheritance... A mustPATRICK GALE, author of Notes from an ExhibitionA tender story of mothers, daughters and breaking family patternsWhen Winnie is happy, Lillian is happy, too. Its the mid-1960s and Lillian Wells is a clever teenager with a daring pixie cut, tangerine mini-dress and new boyfriend, Jim, who works at the brewery. Even better, he lives across the road, so shes never far from her bee-hived, high-heeled single mother Winnie, who is prone to attacks of the nerves. But Lillian harbours secret dreams of going to art school in London. When she gets in, how will she tell her mother and Jim that shes leaving Abingdon and them?Forty years later, Lillians own daughter Rachel is heading off to university, but Lillian is not sure either of them are ready. She sees herself and Winnie in Rachel, who is ambitious and intelligent, but also prone to nervous habits. As Lillian tries to bite her tongue about Rachels symptoms, she is reminded of what everyone in Abingdon used to say: Its a short road to Longbrook the local institution for the mentally ill. Lillian knows this is all too true, but in a family where secrets run through generations like the rushing waters of the local river, can she bring herself to break the cycle and tell Rachel the truth about her past?Roberts is an exceptionally tender and empathetic writer GRAZIAProfoundly moving and utterly comepelling JAKE ARNOTT, author of The Long Firm

An exquisitely told tragic tale of thwarted love, My Policeman is soon to be adapted into film by Amazon Prime starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin. It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier and Marion is smitten - determined her love will be enough for them both.A few years later in Brighton Museum Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted with Tom and opens his eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion.The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. 'A moving story of longing and frustration' Observer

What if your son was the King of Rock n Roll?From the moment she first holds him, Gladys Presley loves her son Elvis ferociously. She is the one by his side when his father is in the jailhouse; as they move from place to place skirting poverty; as Elviss obsession with music grows and he begins his whirlwind rise to never-before-seen success. But while he brings audiences across the land to their knees and achieves unimagined wealth and fame, there is another story of drinking and diet pills, loneliness and loss and at the height of his power Elvis finds that even kings must go on alone.Roberts is an exceptionally tender and empathetic writer, and the story of Elvis Presley and his relationship with his mother is one ripe for her skills both epic and intimate Grazia

O LIVRO QUE DEU ORIGEM AO FILME COM HARRY STYLES, EMMA CORRIN E DAVID DAWSON.Uma trágica história sobre como a fúria do desejo humano leva a uma realidade frustrada, inspirada nos acontecimentos da vida de E. M. ForsterBrighton, Inglaterra. Anos 1950. Marion avista Tom pela primeira vez. A partir de ento, ela soube: seu amor seria suficiente pelos dois, perdurando ate alguns anos mais tarde, quando o rapaz volta do exercito e a ensina a nadar na sombra do pier. Patrick, experiente curador do Museu de Brighton, conhece Tom e mostra a ele um novo mundo, glamoroso e liberal. Patrick tambem se apaixona por Tom. Nessa epoca, e mais seguro para todos que Tom, um jovem policial, se case com Marion. Os dois amantes tero, ento, de compartilha-lo ate que um deles se rebela e tres vidas começam a ser destruidas.

Brighton, 1950. Desde la primera vez que lo vio, Marion ha estado enamorada de Tom, el hermano de su mejor amiga. Él le enseñará a nadar, por las mañanas en la playa, y Marion, completamente embelesada, se convencera de que el amor que ella siente es suficiente para los dos. Unos años mas tarde, en el Museo de Arte de Brighton, Patrick conoce a Tom, apuesto policia local, y lo introducira en el glamuroso y sofisticado mundo del arte y la cultura. Patrick y Marion, consumidos por su amor, se veran obligados a compartir a Tom hasta que, incapaz de seguir asi, uno de ellos haga que las vidas de los tres salten por los aires.La novela de la nueva pelicula de Harry Styles

O LIVRO QUE DEU ORIGEM AO FILME COM HARRY STYLES, EMMA CORRIN E DAVID DAWSONUma trágica história sobre como a fúria do desejo humano leva a uma realidade frustrada, inspirada nos acontecimentos da vida de E. M. ForsterBrighton, Inglaterra. Anos 1950. Marion avista Tom pela primeira vez. A partir de ento, ela soube: seu amor seria suficiente pelos dois, perdurando ate alguns anos mais tarde, quando o rapaz volta do exercito e a ensina a nadar na sombra do pier. Patrick, experiente curador do Museu de Brighton, conhece Tom e mostra a ele um novo mundo, glamoroso e liberal. Patrick tambem se apaixona por Tom. Nessa epoca, e mais seguro para todos que Tom, um jovem policial, se case com Marion. Os dois amantes tero, ento, de compartilha-lo ate que um deles se rebela e tres vidas começam a ser destruidas.

They thought they could share him. They were wrong.A sweeping, addictive story about forbidden love and impossible compromise, for readers of Call Me By Your Name, The Line of Beauty and Tin Man.*Now a major film starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin*Marion first sees Tom on a Brighton beach and falls instantly, irrevocably in love. But Tom has another side to him that she will soon discover when she meets Patrick, a museum curator and Toms other lover.In 1950s Britain, it is safer for a policeman to marry a schoolteacher than to pursue a gay romance. And so Marion becomes Toms wife, while Patrick becomes his secret.What follows is a devastating triangle of longing and betrayal, unfolding across decades.A sensitive, sweeping novelVOGUETense, romantic, smart RUSSELL T. DAVIESA moving story of longing and frustrationOBSERVER

This is the story of two women, Nula and Maggie, joined by old family history and love for the same little boy.Nula, struggling with her new baby and feeling alone in her marriage, employs her cousin Maggie as a nanny when she returns to work. But its not long before Nula finds herself theatened by Maggies close bond with her son, Samuel. Nulas outwardly perfect house crackles with unspoken jealousies and rivalry until Maggies intense love for Samuel tips into obsession and she decides her only option is to abduct the child. As Maggie makes her desperate bid for safety, the womens shared past of trauma and loss comes to the fore once more. WINNER OF THE JERWOOD FICTION UNCOVERED PRIZE 2015.

Brighton, 1950. Desde la primera vez que lo vio, Marion ha estado enamorada de Tom, el hermano de su mejor amiga. Él le enseñará a nadar, por las mañanas en la playa, y Marion, completamente embelesada, se convencera de que el amor que ella siente es suficiente para los dos. Unos años mas tarde, en el Museo de Arte de Brighton, Patrick conoce a Tom, apuesto policia local, y lo introducira en el glamuroso y sofisticado mundo del arte y la cultura. Patrick y Marion, consumidos por su amor, se veran obligados a compartir a Tom hasta que, incapaz de seguir asi, uno de ellos haga que las vidas de los tres salten por los aires.La novela de la nueva pelicula de Harry Styles