Mars-Jones uses Colin\'s naivete to give a fresh view of the world and of love.
Yet in the end, it seems Colin\'s modest view oddly takes in the widest horizon: he learns that "people can care about anything." A surprise and a pleasure, Box Hill is an intensely moving short novel..
Before long, however, homophobia, class, family strife, and loss rear their ugly heads.
Mars-Jones uses Colin\'s naivete to give a fresh view of the world and of love