Gillian Freeman wrote and published The Leather Boys under the tongue-in-cheek pen name 'Eliot George', as writing a queer, working class romance featuring crime and adultery was considered controversial in 1961. The Leather Boys encapsulates the working class youth of South London with its cast of leather jacketed, motorcycle-riding teenagers, and tells the story of Dick and Reggie who find themselves drawn not to the pretty girls in their poodle skirts, nor Reggie's wife, for that matter, but, inexplicably, to each other. Pre-order your copy of The Leather Boys with a brand new introduction from queer studies expert Kaye Mitchell at the link in bio! #outsiderclassics #theleatherboys