Dream Sequence is a finely structured morality tale set within a brilliant panorama of modern life.

Dream Sequence
ADAM FOULDS
(JONATHAN CAPE, 224 PP, £14.99)
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Dream Sequence is a finely structured morality tale set within a brilliant panorama of modern life. Its central theme of deceptive appearances links Henry, a handsome young English actor on the brink of attaining international fame (anticipating “ridiculous money, personal assistant money, multiple homes money”), and Kristin, a needy American divorcee who has fallen in love with Henry on the basis of an incidental conversation in an airport. The narrative moves in separate sections following Henry’s preparations for a big film role and Kristin’s journey from Philadelphia to London to be with him for ever. Her lonely self-­deceptions, which are boosted by many internet searches, are in contrast to his professional life at the centre of agents and personal assist­ants. His actor’s uncertainties involve tough gym work, crash diets, casual sex and cocaine binges, all persuasively described.

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