Leading the Cheers (Paperback, New Ed)

This Whitbread-winning novel lives in the imagination long after the book is shelved. Dan Silas is an advertising executive whose life takes an unexpected turn when he's invited to leave London and return to rural Michigan to give a speech at a reunion of his American high-school class. Burrowing into forgotten places and old relationships, he discovers an unknown parallel life which runs beneath his own history. His best friend has had a breakdown and believes himself to be a Native American called Pale Eagle, while his girlfriend reveals she gave birth to their daughter, who has since been murdered by a mysterious serial killer. It's this man, the sinister Scott Hollinger, who is the author of the horror at the heart of the book. Cartwright is a master of description, combining intensely sensuous detailing with an ability to evoke both social type and archetype at a stroke. (Kirkus UK)

* WINNER OF A WHITBREAD NOVEL AWARD * A rich portrayal of small-town life with wonderfully evoked characters and beautifully observed writing. Dan Silas returns to America for his high school reunion where he makes some unexpected discoveries. His former girlfriend tells him that her daughter was his child and Dan's oldest friend has suffered a breakdown and now believes himself to be the reincarnation of an Indian chief. In an attempt to make sense of these disturbing facts, Dan digs further into their lives, with both tragic and comic results. 'A wonderfully observed novel which provides a rare outsider's glimpse of the quiet despair that lurks behind those bright, perfectly-formed American smiles' Literary Review

General

Imprint:	Sceptre
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1999
Authors:	Justin Cartwright
Dimensions:	196 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	274
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-63785-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-340-63785-4
Barcode:	9780340637852

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