Out of the Woods

by Luke Turner

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Author: Luke Turner

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Paperback:
ISBN 10: 1474607160
ISBN 13: 978-1474607162

Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1474607152
ISBN 13: 978-1474607155

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK AWARD

At a crossroads in his life, the demons Luke Turner has been battling since childhood are quick to return - depression and guilt surrounding his identity as a bisexual man, experiences of sexual abuse, and the religious upbringing that was the cause of so much confusion. It is among the trees of London's Epping Forest where he seeks refuge. Away from a society that struggles to cope with the complexities of masculinity and sexuality, Luke begins to accept the duality that has provoked so much unrest in his life - and reconcile the expectations of others with his own way of being.

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A compulsive and beautifully written debut: all those who loved THE OUTRUN should read it―Caroline Sanderson, Editor's Choice, THE BOOKSELLER

Unflinching on relationships, the nature of obsession, lust, masculinity, faith and lost innocence. OUT OF THE WOODS is a very special book

Unflinching on relationships, the nature of obsession, lust, masculinity, faith and lost innocence. OUT OF THE WOODS is a very special book―BRETT ANDERSON

Turns the nature memoir genre upon its head . . . OUT OF THE WOODS is a book full of poetry and pathos. More than anything it is a bold and beautiful study of how to be a true modern man―THE SPECTATOR

Turns the nature memoir genre upon its head . . . OUT OF THE WOODS is a book full of poetry and pathos. More than anything it is a bold and beautiful study of how to be a true modern man―Ben Myers, THE SPECTATOR

Turner mixes vulnerability with the sort of insight that comes only through a complex honesty―IRISH TIMES

Turner mixes vulnerability with the sort of insight that comes only through a complex honesty―Sean Hewitt, IRISH TIMES

Truly beautiful prose... the candour and insightful scholarship Turner brings to his subject make it a very worthwhile read―LITERARY REVIEW

Truly beautiful prose... the candour and insightful scholarship Turner brings to his subject make it a very worthwhile read―Grub Smith, LITERARY REVIEW

This is an important and moving memoir about the struggles of being bisexual... His brave, often poetic prose encompasses the pastoral, the confessional, and the erotic.―CHURCH TIMES

About the Author

Luke Turner is a writer, editor and curator based in London. He co-founded and edits the influential online music publication The Quietus and regularly writes on music, culture and place for a variety of magazines, websites and broadcasters. Out of the Woods is his first book.

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