{"product_id":"the-good-guy-9781473630369","title":"The Good Guy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply compelling novel about womanhood and domestic life - perfect for fans of Mad Men and The Engagements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joy\u003c\/b\u003e * Samantha Harvey, author of The Wilderness *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the author's own experience, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Guy\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of marriage, self-deception and the pressure to conform in Sixties suburban New England\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicious, slightly gossipy summer read with a \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e feel to it. I'd especially recommend this to readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Andria Williams and \u003ci\u003eTigers in Red Weather\u003c\/i\u003e by Liza Klaussmann\u003c\/b\u003e * Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's definitely a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMad Men \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003evibe to \u003ci\u003eThe Good Guy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Red, Best Books to Read this June *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh and lively\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeale has crafted an engaging and harrowing portrait of womanhood and domestic life, astutely exploring the many ways in which distance and proximity can co-exist\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtremely well-written, intelligent and perceptive, this also happens to be a novel that slips down like ice-cream on a hot day. I absolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e * Shiny New Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes Beale's writing so poignant is her ability to paint her characters with such acute attention to detail\u003c\/b\u003e * Dundee University Review of the Arts *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Guy \u003c\/i\u003eis a very strong debut and a novel that kept me gripped to the very end. Beale is exceptional at creating believable characters that evoke genuine sympathy and scorn in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e * Book and Brew *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Guy \u003c\/i\u003eis no honeyed exercise in nostalgia: it's an exploration of the deception and conformity at the heart of the American dream\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian Online *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith echoes of Richard Yate's \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road \u003c\/i\u003ethis is a tale of an outwardly idyllic marriage, that in private is unravelling horribly\u003c\/b\u003e * Optima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sparkling debut, with a lifelike depiction of a time and place, and piercing insights into the fabled, and often tarnished, American dream\u003c\/b\u003e * Lady *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885773238615,"sku":"9781473630369","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473630369.jpg?v=1722537646","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-good-guy-9781473630369","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}