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Life in the West : The Squire Quartet : Book 1 - Brian Aldiss

Life in the West

By: Brian Aldiss

eBook | 7 May 2012

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The first volume in the acclaimed Squire Quartet., available for the first time on ebook.

Thomas C. Squire, popular presenter of television documentaries, one time secret agent, a hedonist whose worldly success and self-confidence overshadow the lives of his family and friends, faces a mid-life crisis which undermines the stability of his ancient house. This brilliant and sometimes violent novel moves from England to Sicily, Singapore and Jugoslavia.

Brian says: 'A complex and argumentative drama built about the axes of Thomas Squire's attendance at an imaginary contemporary ARTS symposium in Sicily, his extramarital and marital relationships, and his past as a secret agent in Jugoslavia, a land caught between East and West. Includes several humorous portraits of national types.'

First published in 1980 and unavailable for some time.

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'A complex, thoughtful and beguiling story by one of our best novelists.' WILLIAM BOYD

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