{"product_id":"a-lonely-man-paperback","title":"A Lonely Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Power\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Lonely Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb suspense novel, imbued with moral and narrative complexity and an omnipresent low cloud cover of dread.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo British men, both writers, meet by chance in Berlin. Robert is trying and failing to finish his next book while balancing his responsibilities as a husband and a father. Patrick, a recent arrival in the city, is secretive about his past, but eventually reveals that he has been ghostwriting the autobiography of a Russian oligarch. The oligarch has turned up dead, and Patrick claims to be a hunted man himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough Robert doubts the truth of Patrick's story, it fascinates him, and he thinks it might hold the key to his own foundering novel. Working to gain the other man's trust, Robert draws out the details of Patrick's past while ensnaring himself ever more tightly in what might be either a fantasist's creation or a lethal international plot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an elegant existential game of cat and mouse, Chris Power's \u003ci\u003eA Lonely Man\u003c\/i\u003e depicts an attempt to create art at the cost of empathy. Robert must decide what is his for the taking--and whether some stories are too dangerous to tell.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Power \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMothers\u003c\/i\u003e, which was long-listed for the Rathbones Folio Prize and short-listed for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766918054176,"sku":"9781250849090","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75412bd47fb30dd93b43a6a7db5d759d.webp?v=1780300966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-lonely-man-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}