Ruined Boys

It is 1957. Young Alan Griffiths, fresh from college and even fresher faced, gets himself appointed as a junior teacher in a boys’ private school. He’s not the only new arrival that September. An increasingly odd headmaster eases out most of the staff who’ve served Molesbridge High for years. Soon enough, Alan finds himself surrounded by colleagues who’d be just as at home in a rolling road show. He begins to suspect he’s no more than a respectable front for some very dubious happenings. But just how respectable is he himself? And what’s he to do about seventeen-year-old prefect, Ken Upton, a lively and attractive lad whose approach to Alan can’t be explained as mere hero worship? In his fifth novel, Ruined Boys, Peter Robins charts Alan’s eventful year at Molesbridge in a blend of satire, tenderness, and rip-roaring comedy. ‘His writing is accomplished, incisive and entertaining.’ City Limits ‘He has a controlled elegance that makes his work a delight to read.’ The Pink Paper Leraar op een privé-school in Engeland eind jaren '50 voelt zich aangetrokken tot een van zijn leerlingen van 17 jaar, terwijl hij zich verzet tegen het misbruik van jongens door het hoofd van de school