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Little Grey Lies (Hardcover)
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Little Grey Lies (Hardcover)
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London between the wars was a place of anxiety and uncertainty.
After the postwar boom of the 1920s, the aftereffects of the stock
market crash hit London and, even as the fortunes of the
aristocracy went into decline, there was hunger and a rising tide
of virulent fascism. It is in this setting that Max, a French
journalist looking for his next story, and Lena, an American
singer, find themselves in Hedi Kaddour's "Little Grey Lies." Once
lovers, but now friends, Max and Lena travel with Lena's new man,
Thibault, and with Max's barely masked jealousy. Then they meet the
striking Colonel Strether, the epitome of military decorum and
bearing. An aging war hero, Strether seems to Max to be his best
chance at a story, but as the two men talk, it seems Stether may
not be who he says he is and the old soldier's past begins to
trouble Max and Lena as they crash forward through memories and
truths not theirs.
As in his other work, internationally renowned poet and novelist
Hedi Kaddour offers shifting time-frames and kaleidoscopic
viewpoints in a mannered metafictional thriller that bears
comparison to both Robert Coover and John Le Carre. "Little Grey
Lies" is historical suspense at its best.
General
Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Hedi Kaddour
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Dimensions: |
210 x 135 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85742-098-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-85742-098-4 |
Barcode: |
9780857420985 |
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