Attraction

(Hardback)

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Attraction is the story of a love affair. It begins where so many of our first loves do, in an unexpected encounter at university. Prentis Stone could not believe his luck as he stood naked in the bedroom of the girl he had admired from afar. From this moment, his and Anne-Marie's lives would become irretrievably entangled. And they would marry.

But whatever Prentis had imagined of their future together, it was certainly not this. Now he sits in an anonymous police interview room, being asked 'a simple enough question. Do you love your wife '

Attraction is a novel of passion, of fate and of the unpredictability that lies at the heart of all our lives. Written with remarkable insight and assurance, it is as compelling as it is moving. It marks the debut of a stunning new literary voice.

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[An] assured debut... If he continues to write this well, then James Manlow will be a well-known name very soon - Publishing News Recommended Books for Augus

[Manlow possesses] a crisp, engaging turn of phrase that is compelling - Observer

Layered with suspense and a sense of impending doom that keeps the pages turning to an unpredictable climax. - Scottish Daily Record

A complete, subtle and effecting first novel - Independent on Sunday

Author Bio

James Manlow recently completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He was selected as one of the 2003 Arvon/Jerwood Young Poets. Attraction is his first novel. John Murray will publish his second novel in 2006.