My review: ????
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle by Neil Blackmore starts with brothers Edgar and Benjamin being declared ready by their mother to go on The Grand Tour, where the young and rich would visit Europe, meet people, see historic sites, and make mistakes. Above all, their mother makes them swear that they will look after each other, and she is sure that this tour will be the making of them in society.
Benjamin is our protagonist, and so it’s his experiences on the journey that we see, along with his meeting Mr Lavelle, which changes so many things for Benjamin, and for Edgar.
It is a story of love, of changes, and of consequences. I thought it was good, and uncomfortable in places, but didn’t want to put it down.
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle was published on 13th August 2020, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and your local independent bookshop.
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I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Penguin Random House, Cornerstone (the publishers).