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Truth or Fiction

Jennifer Johnston

A brilliant story of the secrets we keep.

Desmond Fitzmaurice is a mysterious literary giant of the thirties whom no one has seen for years. Caroline is a London journalist, and hasn't the faintest interest in going to Dublin to interview him. That his life story will feature 'lots of sex and some violence', as the old man claims, seems farcical. She'll stay for a couple of nights, extract what she can and try to make his life sound interesting. But in Desmond's quiet house, his quiet life, Caroline discovers much, much more than she bargained for...

  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : JUN 10, 2010
  • Imprint : Headline Review
  • Page Extent : 192
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780755330553
  • Price : INR 575
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Jennifer Johnston

Jennifer Johnston is one of the foremost Irish writers of her or any generation. She has won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST) the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS) the Yorkshire Post Award Best Book of the Year (twice for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.

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