The Pretence

For those who won’t move on, there is a special kind of madness. Simon would do anything to get Frances back. And even though she’s disappeared, he writes letters to her almost every day, making up addresses and sending them all over the world. He realizes they’ll never reach her, but they give him an odd measure of comfort. However, to his absolute astonishment, one day Frances does reply. Yet things aren’t quite what they seem, and Simon’s obsessive behavior is about to take him on a mad ride that will ultimately mean him paying a very painful price. (80,000 words approx.)