The Good Guy: A deeply compelling novel about love and marriage set in 1960s suburban America

Author: Susan Beale
Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Category: Fiction, General
Book Format: Paperback

 

Ted, a car-tyre salesman in 1960s suburban New England, is a dreamer who craves admiration. His wife, Abigail, longs for a life of the mind. Single-girl Penny just wants to be loved. When a chance encounter brings Ted and Penny together, he becomes enamoured and begins inventing a whole new life with her at its centre. But when this fantasy collides with reality, the fallout threatens everything, and everyone, he holds dear.THE GOOD GUY is a deeply compelling debut about love, marriage and what happens when good intentions and self-deception are taken to extremes.

 

About Susan Beale

Susan Beale was brought up on Cape Cod but lives in the UK. She is a recent graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Creative Writing. The Good Guy is her first novel. It was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2016.

 

SKU BK-9781473630345
Barcode # 9781473630345
Brand John Murray Publishers Ltd
Artist / Author Susan Beale
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.230m
Assembled Length 23.400m
Assembled Height 2.300m
Assembled Width 15.300m
Type Paperback

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