{"product_id":"9780571341221-a-lonely-man","title":"A Lonely Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first novel by the acclaimed author of Mothers - a deft, delicate inquisition of identity and ambition, and a daring act of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e '10 Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2021'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGripping.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA classy page-turner.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA taut, subtle, postmodern literary thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen two men meet in a bookshop in Berlin they begin an uneasy friendship. Patrick has a sensational story to tell: a ghostwriter for a Russian oligarch recently found hanged, he says the people who killed his boss are now following him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA twist on the cat-and-mouse narrative, \u003ci\u003eA Lonely Man\u003c\/i\u003e is about the search for identity and the elastic nature of truth. As the two men's association hurtles towards tragedy, Robert is forced to confront whether actual events are the only things that give a story life, and if some stories are too dangerous to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e remarkable debut\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003ean accomplished and intricately plotted story.\u003c\/b\u003e'-JON McGREGOR\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Lonely Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a delicate snare of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e.'-BRANDON TAYLOR\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, unnerving novel\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft\u003c\/b\u003e.'-CATHERINE LACEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536566559094,"sku":"9780571341221","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40032060.jpg?v=1774289221","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571341221-a-lonely-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}