A review by susie_m
Trio by William Boyd

4.0

A film set in Brighton in the 1960s. The book focuses on three characters whose paths cross to a greater or lesser extent but whose interactions may affect decisions that are subsequently made. We follow the married producer who is grappling with his closet homosexuality; the young female lead in the film who is juggling two boyfriends and an ex husband who is on the run from a conviction for terrorism; and the wife of a director, an alcoholic novelist who has been unable to write for the last ten years. Relationships are varied and subtly drawn and the pace feels unhurried despite the major life problems the characters are dealing with.