An exquisite depiction of a doomed love affair, set in noirish 1950s New York In a hotel bar, a disenchanted writer tells a beautiful stranger the story of his latest doomed love affair. Sipping cocktails, the man reveals how he became transfixed by a lonely divorcee living in a cluttered apartment across the city. When they first met, he had been aloof, uncommitted. But this changed irrevocably when a millionaire waltzed into his lover's life, offering her a thousand dollars to spend the night. With betrayal lurking in the shadows and proclamations of feeling arriving too late, In Love is an exquisite examination of heartbreak set in 1950s New York.

About the Author
Alfred Hayes (1911-1985) was born in London. He grew up and went to school in New York, where he later worked for a time as a newspaperman, magazine writer and radio hack. After joining the army in 1943 he served with the US forces in Italy. While in Rome he worked with Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini on the film Paisa (1946). He returned to the United States in 1945 to work in Hollywood. His output was prolific, including six more novels, screenplays and adaptations for television.

Reviews
'A little masterpiece' - Elizabeth Bowen

'Moving and convincing ... a lyrical, intelligent book' - Guardian

'My favorite of the Hayes novels... I have read and reread this small book as though it were a poem rather than a fiction: not a description of experience but the thing itself' - Vivian Gornick

'A small masterpiece ... Compelling and flawless ... A gem' - Frederic Raphael

'Hayes has done for bruised men what Jean Rhys does for bruised women, and they both write heartbreakingly beautiful sentences' - Paul Bailey



Book Information
ISBN 9781805331070
Author Alfred Hayes
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Pushkin Press Classics
Publisher Pushkin Press