AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'You will recognise somebody you know in this rollicking Tour De Force. For better or worse, you may even recognize yourself . . .
'Charlie Anderson is sure of himself. He's sure he's the best consultant in town. He's completely sure his clever wife Anna, in line to be the first female CEO in the Bank's history, is the love of his life and his three smart, happy daughters are the centre of his world. And there's no question in his mind he's a first-class liar and seducer.
'In all things, Charlie knows the rules of the game. But what happens when he meets someone who can outplay him? Or when Anna's rising star threatens to outshine his own? Or when his daughters begin to draw the attention of men – maybe even men like him?
'Ranging from the politics of the bedroom to the post-GFC economy, Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying is a wildly entertaining portrait of coming unstuck. Funny, provoking and confronting, it is a remarkable debut novel that shows us afresh the world we live in now.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
The Abandoned and the Restless.
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 30-31 January 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Welcome to Orphancorp 2015 single work novella ; Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying 2015 single work novel ; Nantucket 2015 single work novel ; Abacus 2015 single work novel -
Book Review : Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2015; (p. 43)
— Review of Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying 2015 single work novel -
Debut Portrays Achievers in All Too Human Light
Take a Dive
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 7 June 2015; (p. 68) The Canberra Times , 7 June 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying 2015 single work novel'The Sydney barrister’s first novel is based around upper-middle-class parents with highpowered careers, a group neglected in fiction, writes Mark McEvoy.'
-
Debut Portrays Achievers in All Too Human Light
Take a Dive
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 7 June 2015; (p. 68) The Canberra Times , 7 June 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying 2015 single work novel'The Sydney barrister’s first novel is based around upper-middle-class parents with highpowered careers, a group neglected in fiction, writes Mark McEvoy.'
-
Book Review : Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2015; (p. 43)
— Review of Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying 2015 single work novel -
The Abandoned and the Restless.
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 30-31 January 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Welcome to Orphancorp 2015 single work novella ; Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying 2015 single work novel ; Nantucket 2015 single work novel ; Abacus 2015 single work novel