Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying

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Charlie Anderson is certain about a lot of things. He's the best consultant in town. His family is the most important thing in his life. And he's a world-class liar and seducer.

Now, Anna, Charlie's wife, is Head of Retail, and has the inside rail to become the first female CEO in The Bank's history. Their daughters are smart and happy. All is well in Charlie's world.

But the rules in Charlie's game are about to change. What happens when he meets someone who can outplay him? Or when Anna's rising star means a reallocation of the domestic workload? Or when his daughters begin to draw the attention of men - maybe even men like him?

Ranging from the politics of the bedroom to the post-GFC economy, Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying is a wildly entertaining portrait of coming unstuck. Funny, provoking and confronting, it is a remarkable debut novel that shows us afresh the world we live in now.