Fiction, General Fiction
The Good Guy

The Good Guy: A deeply compelling novel about love and marriage set in 1960s suburban America

Paperback Published on: 16/06/2016
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Synopsis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016
A deeply compelling novel with a Mad Men feel to it set in 1960s suburban America. For fans of The Engagements and Tigers in Red Weather.

Ted, a car-tyre salesman in 1960s suburban New England, is a dreamer who craves admiration. His wife, Abigail, longs for a life of the mind. Single-girl Penny just wants to be loved. When a chance encounter brings Ted and Penny together, he becomes enamoured and begins inventing a whole new life with her at its centre. But when this fantasy collides with reality, the fallout threatens everything, and everyone, he holds dear.

The Good Guy is a deeply compelling debut about love, marriage and what happens when good intentions and self-deception are taken to extremes.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9781473630345
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 23 mm
  • Weight: 417g

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The Good Guy
Susan Beale is a gifted author.
I heard about The Good Guy when I read an article in a magazine about the author, I was intrigued and determined to get hold of and read her novel. I'm so ... READ MORE
Anne Cater