The Stamp of Nature
by Chris Cheek
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Pub Date 1 Jun 2018 | Archive Date 19 Jun 2018
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Description
Peter Harvey is a second year undergraduate in the Oxford of 1968. At school, two years earlier, he had an affair with John, a younger boy, whom he then dropped. Now, John is coming to the same college.
Memories unlocked and Peter faces the issue of his sexuality, aided by his old friend and mentor, Arthur Benson, the school’s deputy head. Peter and John meet and resume their relationship, but can it survive the events of a traumatic summer?
Five years later, we see Peter returning to his old school as a teacher, seeking to build a new life. He settles in with help from Arthur Benson and new colleagues Terry Fowler and Ian Palmer.
The school has problems, though: it is stuck firmly in the past. A new headmaster, Bob Jordan, has plans for sweeping changes, but he faces opposition from a cabal of teachers, sixth formers and governors who will use any weapon in their fight against reform.
Can they succeed? Will they destroy Peter’s new life? And where is John in all this?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781999647902 |
| PRICE | £9.90 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Mark F, Reviewer
‘The Stamp of Nature’ by Chris Cheek published by Cameron Publicity and Marketing ltd! and is out now
This Its a story of 2 guys who meet in School, then split, then re meet at Uni then split then re meet at the same Uni where they are both now teachers!
Basically its a love story, kinda
Its all set in the background of prejudice and intolerance and in the privately funded education system ( that we weirdly call public!! ) and part of the story deals with complants of ‘homosexuals’ being teachers and Governors resigning in disgust etc etc
The usual fayre of gay men getting married, unrequited love, guilt, depression and errr more guilt is covered
I have to say there was less sex scenes than in many books I read
In parts It all felt very ‘Brideshead Revisited,not saying this is a bad thing!
Some parts did make me wince at how gay people were treated and then almost with a shock I was like ‘so were you Mark’ its easy to forget how far and how quick ( tho it may not seem so for youngsters today) gay rights have come!.......some of it was upsetting yet uplifting to realise how attitudes have changed
I enjoyed the love story side of things and not so much the inner wranglings of the University side
Its a book that will only appeal to a certain % of people as is with any minority interest book I would imagine
I appreciated the insight and indeed harsh reminder of being gay and young and feeling the world is against you and feeling lost
At times the book felt very old fashioned in its language and way of storytelling
The ending waa not as I expected
I appreciated the opportunity to read this book
