Daniel Martin

by John Fowles

First published 1977

Englishman Daniel Martin returns from Hollywood to confront the mistakes of his youth. Haunted by a tragic romance, he unravels the tangled web of his relationships and choices over three decades. As he faces his demons, Daniel must decide whether to embrace the life he's built or reclaim the one he abandoned. At its heart, this sweeping drama is about the power of the past to shape the present, and the courage to rewrite one's own story.

Genres: drama, literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: unreliable-narrator

Setting: California, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Period: 20th-century

673 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Signet

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