by Ian McEwan
First published 2018
A renowned novelist discovers his worst nightmare has come true. His secret manuscript, filled with personal confessions and thinly disguised portraits, has been released to the world without his knowledge. The book exposes a forbidden romance he kept buried for years. Reporters hound him for answers. Critics dissect every page for clues about his private life. The media frenzy forces him to revisit painful memories and seek out the woman who became his muse. As public scrutiny intensifies, he must decide whether to deny the truth or embrace the consequences of his most honest writing. The ordeal strips away his carefully constructed public persona and forces him to examine what really matters.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: unreliable-narrator, writers-life
Period: 21st-century
34 pages · Paperback · Random House Uk
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content