As If

‘Dazzlingly clever, formally inventive and deeply moving’ Times Literary Supplement

Two men meet in a flat in London. They are total strangers and yet they look remarkably alike. Lewis is grieving his dead wife; Korine is hiding from his very-much-alive one. Lewis never had children; Korine might have been better not having any. Lewis is a moderately successful, second-rate actor. Korine has tried a dozen dead-end jobs but never pursued his acting dreams.

Two men living mirror image lives. Each seeking a second chance to get things right. Each wanting what the other has.

As If is an existential farce about the road not taken. Surreal and slyly poignant, it is a parable for the twenty-first century everyman: a hero trapped in reality’s hall of mirrors, endlessly searching for something to live for.

‘One of Britain's most exciting writers’ New Statesman

‘A daring doppelganger puzzle’ Observer

‘A triumph of narrative voice’ Spectator