Disguise • Hugo Hamilton
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261 pages • Fourth Estate • July 23rd, 2009 [PB]
A captivating novel about the nature of truth and identity set in the aftermath of the Second World War.
PermalinkHamilton exhibits a genuine warmth and sympathy for his characters, for all their flaws and failings, which is very life-affirming. He understands how difficult it is for adults ever to be truly ‘grown-up’; however capable and stable they may appear on the surface, a lost, frightened child cowers not far beneath.