In his newest novel, acclaimed author Graham Swift marries the erratic devastations of reality with the elusive probability of magic under the lights of vaudeville, a story of delicate illusions where what one chooses to believe can unearth the most revealing connections. It's the summer of 1959, an
Here We Are
β Scribed by Swift, Graham
- Publisher
- Scribner UK; Simon & Schuster
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Edition
- (UK)
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Brighton (England), England--Brighton.
- ISBN
- 1471188957
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β¦ Synopsis
It is Brighton, 1959, and the theatre at the end of the pier is having its best summer season in years. Ronnie, a brilliant young magician, and Evie, his dazzling assistant, are top of the bill, drawing audiences each night. Meanwhile, Jack β Jack Robinson, as in 'before you can say' β is everyone's favourite compΓ¨re, a born entertainer, holding the whole show together.
As the summer progresses, the off-stage drama between the three begins to overshadow their theatrical success, and events unfold which will have lasting consequences for all their futures.
Rich, comic, alive and subtly devastating, Here We Are is a masterly piece of literary magicianship which pulls back the curtain on the human condition.
'One to watch for 2020' according to:
The Sunday Times
The Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
Financial Times
Evening Standard
The Scotsman
The Irish Times
'He tells simple,...
β¦ Subjects
England -- Brighton
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