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A Room Above a Shop
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When two quiet men form a tentative connection, neither knows where it might lead. M has inherited his family's ironmongery business, and B is younger by eleven years and can see no future in the place where he has grown up. However, when M offers him...
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When two quiet men form a tentative connection, neither knows where it might lead. M has inherited his family's ironmongery business, and B is younger by eleven years and can see no future in the place where he has grown up. However, when M offers him a job and lodgings, he accepts.
As the two men work side by side in the shop, they also begin a life together in their one shared room above—a kind of life they never imagined possible and that risks everything if their public performance were to slip.
Unfolding in South Wales against the backdrop of Section 28, the age of consent debate, and the HIV and AIDS crisis, A Room Above a Shop is a tender and resonant love story, and a powerful debut.
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ISBN: 9781803511627
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
ANTHONY SHAPLAND grew up in Bargoed, South Wales. He is a writer and artist, and founder of g39, an artist-led space in Cardiff. His short story 'Foolscap' was shortlisted for the Rhys Davies Award and he was selected for the Hay Writers at Work programme in 2023. This is his debut.
Also by Anthony Shapland
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