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ISBN: 0743293983

ISBN13: 9780743293983

The Lying Tongue

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Fresh from finishing university in England, Adam Woods arrives in Venice to begin a new chapter in his life. He soon secures employment as the personal assistant of Gordon Crace -- a famous expatriate novelist who makes his home in a dank and crumbling palazzo, surrounded by fabulous works of art, piles of unanswered correspondence and the memories of his former literary glory. Before long Adam becomes indispensable to the feeble Crace, and he finds...

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6 customer ratings | 6 reviews

Rated 4 stars
A book within a book within a book within a book

It does go a bit over the top at the conclusion but it will hold your interest. One-half of the book takes place in England which was a disappointment but there are some lovey (and accurate) images of the changing moods of Venice that are tied to the water and fog. It is mystery with two unpredictable main characters and a good deal of homo-erotica.

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Rated 5 stars
A brilliant masterpiece....

Who has the right to tell a story? The person living it? The best writer/ biographer? This is one of the underlying themes in this brilliant novel about a young man who travels to Venice to write a novel. However, when he arrives in Venice to find out the job he has waiting for him is no longer available, he decides to take on another role entirely, that of a caretaker to an esteemed elderly writer. I simply can't reveal anymore...

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Rated 5 stars
A compelling tale of narcissism, greed, ego, betrayal, ambition, homosexuality and sociopathy

Andrew Wilson's debut novel, THE LYING TONGUE, is a compelling tale of narcissism, greed, ego, betrayal, ambition, homosexuality and sociopathy that grips readers immediately. The young, rather unreliable narrator, Adam Woods, is a university dropout who travels to Venice to take a post as an English tutor, only to find that his charge has been sent to America, thus leaving him without a job. But his not-to-be employers know...

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Rated 5 stars
"Free of responsibility and able to disregard the rules."

Andrew Wilson's "The Lying Tongue" is narrated by Adam Woods, a young man who leaves London for Venice after completing his art history degree. Adam is at loose ends after breaking up with his girlfriend and his plans for the future are vague. He soon becomes the housekeeper and companion of reclusive and wealthy Gordon Crace, an author who produced one bestselling novel and never wrote another. The elderly and eccentric...

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Rated 5 stars
The Talented Mr. Wilson

Here's a first novel that really jumps out of the pack. Andrew Wilson, author of BEAUTIFUL SHADOW, the acclaimed biography of Patricia Highsmith, has now written a work of fiction that does much more than simply compare favorably to his idol. THE LYING TONGUE is a tale of insidious evil and murder that stands on its own merits. Wilson has a gift for straightforward, matter-of-fact suspense, and this story of an ambitious young...

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