Me and the Fat Man by Julie Myerson
Myerson’s third novel, her most uninhibited and powerful, is Amy’s story – a journey of sexual desire and her strange relationship with the fat man who rescues her from the past. Amy is a waitress living in Bath. She is married but she also finds men from the park, gives them sex for money and pays it straight into Nationwide. And then the mysterious Harris arrives in the restaurant one day; he knew Amy’s mother, who drowned in the Aegean when Amy was just a young girl. Amy is confused but intrigued when Harris demands that she meets his friend Gary, a young fat man he shares a flat with. It is the beginning of a strange relationship that will take them back to Greece, where the past – and all its dark secrets – is confronted. Amy’s story is so compulsive and frightening that it is impossible to put down. It is told in a spare and hypnotic prose that will leave you enchanted. Me and the Fat Man establishes this highly acclaimed writer as one of the finest novelists at work today.- ‘A beautifully written, powerfully felt novel about sex, love and innocence’ Independent on Sunday
- ‘A warm, intimate novel, full of surprise’ Daily Telegraph
- ‘A scintillating literary kiss’ Independent
Julie Myerson was born in Nottingham in 1960, read English at Bristol University and worked for the National Theatre and Walker Books before becoming a full-time writer. She has published five novels: Sleepwalking, The Touch, Me & the Fat Man, Laura Blundy and Something Might Happen (which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2003). She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007202973 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007202970 |
| Title | Me and the Fat Man |
| Author | Julie Myerson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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