The Whites of Gold

The Whites of Gold

Summary

When Edwin Carpenter runs away from a brutal father and a rural life, he plans to begin a new life in 1950s Chelsea. But he has a terrible secret, a gripping compulsion: he steals, obsessively, without interest in financial gain, and stores the stolen possessions in his flat. Slowly Edwin struggles to cure himself, and with the help of his lover tries to reconcile himself with his past.

About the author

Sam Lock

Samuel Lock was born in 1926. He has worked as a painter and stage designer, and as a scriptwriter in documentary cinema. He is the author of five plays and two previous novels, one of which, As Luck Would Have It, won the Sagittarius Award.
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