Lucien — J R Thornton

The Secret History meets Saltburn in this captivating and darkly seductive tale of art obsession and the perilous cost of reinvention A cautionary tale of fakery of all kinds the perils of hero worship have rarely been demonstrated with such intensity and style The Times Lucien is thrilling in every way the propulsive narrative the knife sharp prose the nuanced and multi faceted characters the unflinching exploration of class ego art and authenticity an utterly original and deeply affecting novel Bret Anthony JohnstonHis greatest gift was the art of deceit When Christopher Atlas Novotny arrives at Harvard he is completely unprepared for the privileged world that awaits him There he meets his roommate Lucien Orsini Conti who is bold confident and sophisticated everything Atlas wishes he could be In awe of Lucien Atlas is soon swept into a glittering new world of lavish parties and elite social clubs But when he struggles to afford his new lifestyle Lucien sensing a willing disciple offers a daring solution As their underhand methods draw them into a dangerous game of deceit Lucien s behaviour grows more erratic Is Lucien all that he seems or does his charismatic façade conceal something much more sinister Tanıtım Bülteninden