The Weight of Angels

John Boyne

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Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed? When the Marquis of Queensbury left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: 'For Oscar Wilde, posing Somdomite'. The most feted playwright of his day famously sued for libel, which led to his arrest, criminal prosecution and ultimately prison. From then on, his gilded existence spiralled into public disgrace, humiliation and an early death. But what if he had simply ignored the insult? What direction might his life have taken? This is the premise of John Boyne's extraordinary novel, 'The Weight of Angels'.

Author(s): Boyne, John
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 01/10/2026
Pagination: 624 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Doubleday
Published By: Transworld
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Alternative history fiction|Historical fiction|Biographical fiction
Dimensions: 244 x 165 x 42
Weight: 813
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529943849

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