The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle by Neil Blackmore
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Meeting at the usual place, The Shakespeare Hotel, 200 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, we will be discussing The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle by Neil Blackmore
In 1763 London, the sheltered brothers, Edgar and Benjamin, have led quiet lives and are packed off for their Grand Tour of Europe. Edgar behaves himself, but Benjamin is restless. They both meet the libertine Mr Lavelle, who introduces Benjamin to intellectual rebellion and obscene pleasures. The staid Edgar watches Benjamin fall further and further into decadence, moral chaos, obsession and betrayal.
We meet in one of the semi-private rooms upstairs. The format of the meeting is that we talk in a focused way on the book for about 45 mins, and then the meeting formally ends. Almost everyone stays back to speak more about the book or anything else.
The meeting formally starts at 7.00pm, but some of us will be there from 6.00pm onwards.
Published in 2020, the book is easily available, including from Burwood, Inner West and Randwick Council libraries. Also available from our friend Anna. Otherwise, contact me for a free pdf at dalemills@cantab.net