Real
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Published:1st Jun '06
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Real by Stephanie Merritt: what happens when a love affair goes wrong? What happens to all those hopes and dreams?
Greg is a fading middle-aged actor whose family life has long since become stale; When they're thrown together to do a West End play, they plunge into a reckless affair that seems to offer an escape into fantasy . until Sally makes a shocking discovery that brings them face to face with real life again.Greg is a fading middle-aged actor whose family life has long since become stale; Sally is a struggling young playwright. When they're thrown together to do a West End play, they plunge into a reckless affair that seems to offer an escape into fantasy . . . until Sally makes a shocking discovery that brings them face to face with real life again. A novel of sharp insight, written with warmth and compelling honesty, Real is a brilliant portrait of modern illusions about love.
"'A novel of great power.' Independent on Sunday 'One of the best books I've read in ages, I couldn't put the bloody thing down.' Gabriel Byrne"
ISBN: 9780571222643
Dimensions: 197mm x 125mm x 35mm
Weight: 425g
544 pages
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