Alys, Always by Harriet Lane
After stopping at the scene of a late-night car crash, a self-effacing London subeditor comforts the dying driver and later uses the encounter to befriend the woman’s grieving, well-connected literary family. With deft restraint and quiet cunning, she edits the facts, cultivates sympathy, and insinuates herself into their privileged circle to advance her own ambitions. The result is a taut, unsettling portrait of class, envy, and the slippery power of narrative told through an impeccably controlled, unreliable voice.
- Published
- 2012
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 224-240
- Original Language
- English
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(4.0)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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