Quicksand

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Aldo Benjamin, relentlessly unlucky in every aspect of life, has always faced the future with despair and optimism in equal measure. His latest misfortune, however, may finally be his undoing. There’s still hope, but not for Aldo. His mate, Liam hasn’t been faring much better – a failed writer with a rocky marriage and a dangerous job he never wanted – until he finds inspiration in Aldo’s exponential disasters. What begins as an attempt to document these imporbable but inevitable experiences spirals into a profound exploration of fate, family and friendship.

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‘A tour de force of sustained brilliance’ Mail on Sunday

Wildly funny and unceasingly surprising, Quicksand is both a satirical masterpiece and an unforgettable story of fate, family and friendship.

Aldo Benjamin may be the unluckiest soul in human history, but that isn’t going to stop his friend Liam writing about him. For what more could an aspiring novelist want from his muse than a thousand get-rich-quick schemes, a life-long love affair, an eloquently named brothel, the most sexually confusing evening imaginable and a brief conversation with God?

‘What a joy to surrender oneself to a writer of such prodigious talent.’
Peter Carey

‘Tremendous’ Sunday Times

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Weight 313 g
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3 cm
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Publisher

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Cover

Paperback
Pages

435
Language

English
Edition

1st paperback ed
Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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