The Forgiven

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<p><b>'A modern Graham Greene' -<i>Sunday Times</i></b></p><p>David and Jo Henniger are on their way to a party at their old friends home, deep in the Moroccan desert. But as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads, two young men spring from the roadside, the car swerves and collides with one of the boys...</p><p>Meanwhile, festivities at the house are in full flow. Under the watchful eyes of their Moroccan staff, the extravagant hosts attend to the whims of their glittering, insatiable guests as the party rages on into a new day. The stage is set for a weekend in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences.</p>

Autorenportrait

Born in England,<b>Lawrence Osborne</b>is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark and<i>Beautiful Animals.</i>His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including<i>Bangkok Days</i>,<i>Paris Dreambook</i>and<i>The Wet and the Dry.</i>His short story 'Volcano' was selected for<i>Best American Short Stories 2012,</i>and he has written<i></i>for the<i>New York Times Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler,</i>the<i>New Yorker, Forbes, Harpers</i>and other publications. He lives in Bangkok.

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