LIFE IN THE WEST: Book 1 (The Squire Quartet) - Softcover

Aldiss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007461143 ISBN 13: 9780007461141

Publisher: The Friday Project, 2012

Synopsis

The first book in the acclaimed Squire Quartet.

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.

About this title

Review:

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

About the Author:

Brian Aldiss, OBE, is a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. He was born in Norfolk in 1925. After leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story ‘Criminal Record’, which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954. Since then he has written nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Friday Project
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007461143
• ISBN 13: 9780007461141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338