REIMAGINING BEN
(By Panayotis Cacoyannis)
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Feeling strangely elated after a phone call arranged by his gay non-identical twin brother George (author of sensationally semi-fictional biographies of dead celebrities) in which he has agreed to spend an hour naked in bed with a stranger, 33-year-old Jay (assistant librarian, allegedly straight) embarks on a short, sharp journey of belated self-discovery. In the midst of a hot London summer's explosive encounters, dramatic revelations and unfolding chaotic events, old brotherly antagonisms and contrasting mother issues return to the surface as various relationships form and then become fluid. And two years later, when at last the turmoil has settled and exciting things appear to lie ahead, a menacingly different version of the past is threatening to uncover a dangerous secret.
"a book of big, farcically dramatic moments" Kirkus Reviews
A satirical take on the multiplying ways in which art and the media, and even we ourselves in our daily interactions, are constantly blurring the line between fiction and fact, Reimagining Ben is also a tongue-in-cheek celebration of the trials and tribulations, triumphs and occasional absurdities, of our complex modern-day relationships and imperfect modern-day lives.
"The foulmouthed George is a celebrity biographer who flamboyantly reinvents his subjects’ lives for his readers. All he says and does is equal parts clever and crushing, and he rarely lets up on his brother for being born mere minutes before he was. In contrast, Jay is a librarian and serial apologizer, envious of George's good looks and his confidence as a gay man... Early on, George notes that 'nonsense is the meaning of life,' a welcoming nod to the good time that awaits readers." Kirkus Reviews”
