Liar - Softcover

Gundar-Goshen, Ayelet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782273840 ISBN 13: 9781782273844

Publisher: Pushkin Press, 2019

Synopsis

'Such a good book that touched me so deeply and strongly... Wonderful' Amos Oz

One mistake can have a thousand consequences

Nofar is just an average teenage girl so average, she's almost invisible. Serving customers ice cream all summer long, she is desperate for some kind of escape. Then one afternoon, a terrible lie slips from her tongue. And suddenly everyone wants to talk to her: the press, her schoolmates, and the boy upstairs the only one who knows the truth.

Then Nofar meets Raymonde, an elderly immigrant whose best friend has just died. Raymonde keeps her friend alive the only way she knows how by inhabiting her stories. But soon, Raymonde's lies take on a life of their own.

A heart-stopping novel about deception and its consequences, Liar brilliantly explores how far a lie can travel and how much we are willing to believe.

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Review

'It's been a while since I read such a good book that touched me so deeply and strongly... Wonderful' -- Amos Oz

'A piercing and razor-sharp social commentary that deftly explores how quickly and widely lies can travel, and how we approach issues of morality' -- Culturefly

'Liar offers a modern twist on the Cinderella story... the sheer charm of the storytelling, peppered with the author's dry wit... leaves nothing - not suicide, not even the Holocaust - sacred.' -- Mia Levitin, Spectator

'Has the momentum of a psychological thriller' -- Daily Mail

'Gundar-Goshen moves so seamlessly between the plot twists and builds such a vivid and suspenseful story that the book feels like it could be wonderfully translated into film' -- Pendora Magazine

'All the smart people will be reading this one this summer' -- Mr Porter

'Thorny subject for the age of #MeToo, but the author writes with style, humour and compassion about the lies we tell ourselves, the better to live with ourselves' -- Saga

'A thoroughly enjoyable novel with a clear message: lies tend to lead to a deeper deception that can only end in tears. Rare for a lesson in morality to be delivered with such acuity and style - rather like that jacket' -- A Life in Books

'A timely exploration of lies and how willing we are to be deceived...' -- Jewish Renaissance

'Hypnotic ... entertaining and suffused with erotic tension ... A fascinating if troubling read.' -- The Lady

'An altogether darker, sharply observed entertainment.' -- Traveller Magazine

'Another tour de force from Gundar-Goshen.' -- Shiny New Books

'Enormously enjoyable' --The Jewish Chronicle

PRAISE FOR WAKING LIONS

'[Waking Lions] twists and turns like a thriller, and it is particularly impressive in its moral ambiguities' -- Sunday Times

'[Waking Lions] proves it's not every day a writer like this comes our way' -- Guardian

'If there was a literary prize for nail-biting first lines, Israeli writer Ayelet Gundar-Goshen's second novel, Waking Lions, would win... brave and startling' --Financial Times

PRAISE FOR ONE NIGHT, MARKOVITCH

'Utterly delightful... passionate, funny and very moving' -- The Times

'Sensual, passionate... with a delicate balance of wit and woe... A remarkable achievement' -- TLS

'Wry, ironically tinged and poignant... reminds us that the miraculous is only a step away from the mundane... this is a fable for the twenty-first century' -- Sunday Telegraph

'A lively meditation on love and nationhood... this novel tackles some of the controversial subjects of our time and demonstrates that comedy is a powerful means of exploring serious themes' -- --Independent

About the Author

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is an award-winning novelist and clinical psychologist based in Israel. Her novels One Night, Markovitch and Waking Lions, both published by Pushkin Press, have been translated into 14 languages. She is an occasional correspondent for the BBC, TIME magazine and Israeli media.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1782273840
• ISBN 13: 9781782273844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288