White Lies
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White Lies by Dexter Petley
Dexter Petley perfect writers eye gives us a candenced love storyGripping, dryly hysterical, White Lies reeks of beauty and human truth. Alan Warner‘From the unfortunate Norman’s French farm, haunted by its own history, to a terrifying Uganda in casual chaos, Dexter Petley’s perfect writer’s eye gives us a cadenced love story of struggle and the familiar panic of break upGripping, often dryly hysterical, “White Lies” reeks of beauty and human truth.’ Alan Warner
‘Petley uses language like a precision tool in this fast-moving story of an innocent abroad.’
Observer
‘Consistently satisfying… often exhilarating. Petley glories in details. Everything has the lushness of corruption, the beauty of image straining against violence and decay.’
Guardian
‘Petley’s writing possesses a compelling, at times uncomfortable intensity.’
Time Out
Dexter Petley lives in a caravan in the Burgundy mountains, writing, fishing and gardening. He has published two previous novels, Little Ninevah and Joyride. He is also a regular contributer to Waterlog, The Magazine for the Absolute Angler.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007292288 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007292287 |
| Title | White Lies |
| Author | Dexter Petley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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