The Kindest use a Knife
Author: Jones, Vanessa
ISBN: 9780006552390
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2003
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
From the author of ‘Twelve’, the story of a tangled, obsessive friendship.
Gifted, magnetic, a virtuoso with a short temper, Lee defies his background to win a scholarship to the prestigious Cabresi academy of music. James – richer, less gifted and less charismatic – leeches onto the teenage prodigy to feed off his fame and genius, and to bask in Lee’s reflected glory. Slowly, stealthily, James fuels Lee's increasing need for women and illicit substances, the better to pull the strings, keep him close.
Watching all of this is Peter, whose conversations with Lee call into question Lee’s tangled relationship with James. Peter appears uniquely placed to present a clear picture of this obsessive, increasingly destructive friendship. Gradually, he reveals the truth behind their power struggle, and the events that led to Lee’s tragic, drug-fuelled death…
Gripping and lean, considered and powerful, Vanessa Jones’s darkly brilliant second novel confirms the arrival of a bright British talent.
ISBN: 9780006552390
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2003
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
From the author of ‘Twelve’, the story of a tangled, obsessive friendship.
Gifted, magnetic, a virtuoso with a short temper, Lee defies his background to win a scholarship to the prestigious Cabresi academy of music. James – richer, less gifted and less charismatic – leeches onto the teenage prodigy to feed off his fame and genius, and to bask in Lee’s reflected glory. Slowly, stealthily, James fuels Lee's increasing need for women and illicit substances, the better to pull the strings, keep him close.
Watching all of this is Peter, whose conversations with Lee call into question Lee’s tangled relationship with James. Peter appears uniquely placed to present a clear picture of this obsessive, increasingly destructive friendship. Gradually, he reveals the truth behind their power struggle, and the events that led to Lee’s tragic, drug-fuelled death…
Gripping and lean, considered and powerful, Vanessa Jones’s darkly brilliant second novel confirms the arrival of a bright British talent.
