Identity, in Guy Ware's confident debut collection, is a mercurial thing. Lawyers paint conflicting pictures of an alleged terrorist; a city trader decides, without warning, to walk out of her life; flirting lovers take role-play to a new, existential, level. Whether living under a totalitarian regime or simply getting through the day in a grindingly predictable metropolis, Ware's characters struggle with the urge to redefine themselves, to start again, to reboot. Knowing that the course of an entire life can hinge on the smallest decision - turning left or right - they ultimately remind us of the courage, as well as the coping mechanisms, of facing up to responsibilities and simply staying put.
| ISBN: | 9781905583263 |
| Publication date: | 9th October 2012 |
| Author: | Guy Ware |
| Publisher: | Comma Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Shorter Reads Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Identity, in Guy Ware's confident debut collection, is a mercurial thing. Lawyers paint conflicting pictures of an alleged terrorist; a city trader decides, without warning, to walk out of her life; flirting lovers take role-play to a new, existential, level. Whether living under a totalitarian regime or simply getting through the day in a grindingly predictable metropolis, Ware's characters struggle with the urge to redefine themselves, to start again, to reboot. Knowing that the course of an entire life can hinge on the smallest decision - turning left or right - they ultimately remind us of the courage, as well as the coping mechanisms, of facing up to responsibilities and simply staying put.
Witness Protection features in the following genres: Shorter Reads, Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Witness Protection is available in Paperback
Witness Protection was written by Guy Ware and published by Comma Press
Witness Protection has 224 pages
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