The Amateur

THE AMATEUR is a joyous novel with an unforgettable narrator who will break your heart. It is sharply funny, beautifully told and so moving on the way life can upend itself in a single moment. I adored it – CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of BROKEN COUNTRY
Impossible to put down – GILLIAN McALLISTER
This sophisticated literary thriller scrutinises the peeling paint of picket-fence America * The Times *
Dazzles as it devastates … turns over weighty subjects - sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, familial dysfunction - with grace and wry humour. It’s a masterpiece * Publishers Weekly *
It’s hard to think of any reason not to call this a perfect novel … Nabokov’s classic reinvented as a 1970s moral fable, with brilliantly developed characters and period detail. * Kirkus *
Bohjalian demonstrates timely and empathic socially conscious bravery as he confronts the inherent imbalance of power in such situations and illuminates the devastating impact of such exploitation * Booklist *
Effortless, emotional, gripping, and the most propulsive novel I’ve read in ages – Jenny Jackson * Stylist *
A gripping read * The Northern Echo *

Chris Bohjalian is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 25 books. His work has been translated into 35 languages and been adapted into three movies (MIDWIVES, SECRETS OF EDEN, and PAST THE BLEACHERS) and an Emmy-winning TV series (THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT). His novel MIDWIVES was a selection of Oprah’s Book Club, and his novel, HOUR OF THE WITCH, was a Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. He lives in Vermont with his wife.

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