The lie
By: Petra Hammesfahr ; translated from the German by Mike Mitchell
Contributors: Mitchell, Mike (Translator)
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781904738428
Subjects: Truthfulness and falsehood; Single women; Married women; Doppelgangers; Fiction
Work titles: Luge
Description: After meeting Susanne Lasko, a desperate, unemployed divorcee, by chance, Nadia Trenkler, a stylish Berlin investment counselor, hires Susanne, whom she closely resembles, to spend the weekend with her husband, with whom she barely interacts, so she can conduct an out-of-town affair. Of course, a lot more is going on than Susanne realizes. For one thing, Marcus Zurkeulen, a shady investor Nadia has been tricking, wants the money she stole from him. When the devious Nadia disappears, Susanne continues the deception with scary results.
Notes: Translated from the German.