← Patrick HamiltonThe Slaves of Solitudeby Patrick HamiltonNovel of landlady and widow in seaside town during Second World WarFind on Amazon↗About the authorPatrick HamiltonHamilton was the laureate of the seedy London pub and the boarding house, whose plays and novels captured the lives of the trapped and desperate with bleak compassion. Hangover Square is a masterpiece of melancholy urban atmosphere.More by Patrick HamiltonHangover SquarePsychological thriller of obsessed man descending into madness and violence→Twenty Thousand Streets Under the SkyNovel trilogy following three social classes through London streets and lives→Impromptu in Moribundia→Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse→
