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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Gay sexual relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of treachery, aestheticism, and the spy's divided self
What this book is about
Banville's 1997 novel fictionalizes the life of Anthony Blunt, the Cambridge spy who was the Queen's art advisor. Features gay sexual content (Blunt's relationships) and Cold War intrigue. For adults.
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Gay sexual content
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