Narcissism for Beginners

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<p><b>Longlisted for the 2017<i>Guardian</i>Not the Booker Prize</b></p><p>Meet Sonny Anderson as he tips headlong into adulthood. Sonny doesnt remember his mothers face; he was kidnapped at age five by his father, Guru Bim, and taken to live in a commune in Brazil. Since the age of ten, Sonny has lived in Redondo Beach, California, with his guardian Thomas Hardiker. Brits think hes an American, Americans think hes a Brit.</p><p>When he turns 21, Sonny musters the courage to travel alone to the UK in an attempt to leave a troubled past behind, reunite with his mother and finally learn the truth about his childhood. With a list of people to visit, a whole lot of attitude and five mysterious letters from his guardian, Sonny sets out to learn the truth. But is it a truth he wants to hear?</p><p><i>Narcissism for Beginners</i>is a fresh, witty and humane take on the struggle to make sense of growing up.</p>

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<p>Martine McDonagh is the author of two acclaimed novels,<i>I Have Waited, and You Have Come</i>and<i>After Phoenix</i>. She wrote her first story at age 8 while growing up in the grounds of a psychiatric hospital, and carried on writing throughout her 30-year career in the music industry as an artist manager (to James, Fujiya&Miyagi, and others).</p><p>She is currently programme Leader on a new MA Creative Writing&Publishing at West Dean College in West Sussex, and she is working on a sequel to<i>Narcissism for Beginners</i>.</p>

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