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   Andrew McGuinness is an award winning author and creative writing tutor. His first novel, A Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man, is published in February 2009 by bluechrome.

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"Witty and intriguing" Scott Pack, The Friday Project

"Fluid and stylish, highly readable and enjoyable. A sustained achievement" Will Mackie, Flambard Press

"A distinctive voice...lyrical...a very enjoyable plot."  Bookbag


Synopsis

When a publishing house is razed to the ground and a man dies in the blaze, no one suspects charming young bookseller, Ben Tippet; but beneath his charismatic facade lurks a compulsive liar with an undiagnosed personality disorder.

Exposed by his desperation to rise above ordinariness, betrayed by his novelist lover, and about to stand trial for manslaughter, Ben starts writing his anarchic, darkly  humorous autobiography, telling us tales of a dysfunctional family, love, secrets and deception.  Scratch the surface of his self-portrait and an even darker canvas shines through; the landscape of a celebrity obsessed world hooked on sex, fame and fortune. Is Ben a criminal or the wannabe victim of a society we've all created? 


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Read a seasonal short story by Andrew McGuinness  here

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