Truth or Fiction by Jennifer Johnston

Truth or Fiction by Jennifer Johnston

A brilliant story of the secrets we keep. When journalist Caroline Wallace is asked to go to Dublin to meet Desmond Fitzmaurice, a literary giant of the thirties, she finds it hard to care about a writer whose star faded a very long time ago. And, although interviewing Desmond seems like a timely escape from the pressures of London, not to mention a startling marriage proposal, it's hard to believe this charming old man's past contains 'lots of sex and some violence' as he promises. But beneath the surface of Desmond's quiet life lies a story more mysterious than Caroline ever bargained for...

Praise for Jennifer Johnston's previous novel, Foolish Mortals: 'A complex, wry domestic drama; a writer of the highest order' -- Sunday Telegraph 'The writing is witty and subtly nuanced and the book is as much about the new Ireland - modern, forward-looking, practical and tolerant - as about the individual characters' -- Daily Mail 'Johnston is one of the most revered Irish writers, and this, her fifteenth novel, makes us understand whyHer style is simple and colloquial...there are no literary pretensions: story and characters take priority...Foolish Mortals is essentially an uplifting read' -- Time Out - Book of the Week Despite an impressive body of work, which extends to plays for the stage and radio, she remains relatively little known and is often described as the most underrated of Irish authors. She has the power if a quiet talent...her authorial voice is restrained and it is her dialogue which dominates the narrative...Foolish Morals gives us a few glimpses of New Ireland, and Johnston's view of it is bleak, but not without hope' -- TLS

Jennifer Johnston is one of the foremost Irish writers of her, or any, generation. She has won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.

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ISBN 13	9780755330546
ISBN 10	0755330544
Title	Truth or Fiction
Author	Jennifer Johnston
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2009-11-12
Number of pages	160
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