Christopher Shrimpton

Shared secrets: The New Life, by Tom Crewe, reviewed

Two respected family men are each burdened by an unacceptable private life, in a debut novel based on the experiences of John Addington Symonds and Havelock Ellis

John Addington Symonds, the model for John Addington in Tom Crewe’s novel. [Getty Images] 
issue 25 February 2023
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  • The New Life

    Tom Crewe

    Chatto, pp. 400, £16

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