The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty is a historical novel by Alan Hollinghurst, first published in 2004. It is an English-language book that sits within gay-themed and LGBT-related fiction, with its focus on a social world and the pressures inside it rather than on plot twists. The novel comes from an English writer, and its historical setting is part of what shapes the book's tone and concerns.

This is a good fit for readers who like fiction about identity, class, and social behavior, especially when those themes are worked into a historical setting. If you enjoy novels that pay close attention to atmosphere, relationships, and the way people move through a particular period, this one should feel natural. It connects to other socially observant historical novels and to books that treat sexuality and class as central parts of the story.