Everything you do is you, even if it's the lies you tell.
One rainy night in London, Graham and Liam meet for a drink, a walk-and-talk. Graham is clever and quietly fraying; fifty but feels older. Liam is intense, wounded and hard to pin down; a twenty-something who doesn't act it. As they walk through the city, through arguments, memories, bad jokes, and near-misses, there is something neither of them need to say:
Liam loves Patrick, and Patrick, is Graham's husband.
The Dalliance is a romance, a quirky reminiscence about London, Love, and its disappointments; about longing, loss, sex, self-deception and the humiliations of trying to connect across a generational divide. At once philosophical and sharply observed, from a single night it traces a lifetime’s worth of distraction: past lovers, stray fantasies, a city that no longer feels like home, and the strange comfort of being misunderstood–
"Search for beauty," Graham tells Liam. "Not love. And never happiness."
–part confessional, part lament, part quiet comedy of errors, it is a novel about the ache of midlife, the impossible beauty of youth, and the stories we tell ourselves just to keep going.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Everything you do is you, even if it's the lies you tell. One rainy night in London, Graham and Liam meet for a drink, a walk-and-talk. Graham is clever and quietly fraying; fifty but feels older. Liam is intense, wounded and hard to pin down; a twenty-something who doesn't act it. As they walk through the city, through arguments, memories, bad jokes, and near-misses, there is something neither of them need to say: Liam loves Patrick, and Patrick, is Graham's husband. The Dalliance is a romance, a quirky reminiscence about London, Love, and its disappointments; about longing, loss, sex, self-deception and the humiliations of trying to connect across a generational divide. At once philosophical and sharply observed, from a single night it traces a lifetime's worth of distraction: past lovers, stray fantasies, a city that no longer feels like home, and the strange comfort of being misunderstood- "Search for beauty," Graham tells Liam. "Not love. And never happiness." -part confessional, part lament, part quiet comedy of errors, it is a novel about the ache of midlife, the impossible beauty of youth, and the stories we tell ourselves just to keep going. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798271277498
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