Here We Are by Graham Swift
Set in 1959 Brighton’s seaside variety circuit, this story follows a young magician, his glamorous assistant, and their charismatic compère as onstage illusions give way to an offstage tangle of love, envy, and ambition. Moving between the glittering summer season and decades later, it traces the lingering effects of wartime dislocation, class aspiration, and the elusiveness of self. When a climactic act reshapes their fates, the narrative explores how memory, secrecy, and reinvention can both protect and haunt the lives we build.
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- Published
- 2020
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 192-208
- Original Language
- English
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