Deception

<p><b>'This swift, elegant, disturbing novel...stands at the extreme of contemporary fiction' <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>He is a middle-aged American writer called Philip; she is an articulate, well-educated Englishwoman trapped in a loveless and humiliating marriage. In Philip's London studio, this play of voices - sharp, tender and inquiring - reveals both their past lives with startling clarity. <i>Deception</i> is fiendishly clever, as it dances with the conventions of the novel, and redefines the boundaries between fiction and reality.</p> <p><b>'This swift, elegant, disturbing novel...stands at the extreme of contemporary fiction' <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>He is a middle-aged American writer called Philip; she is an articulate, well-educated Englishwoman trapped in a loveless and humiliating marriage. In Philip's London studio, this play of voices - sharp, tender and inquiring - reveals both their past lives with startling clarity. <i>Deception</i> is fiendishly clever, as it dances with the conventions of the novel, and redefines the boundaries between fiction and reality.</p>