THE BLUE GUITAR

Adultery is always put in terms of thieving. But we were happy together, simply happy.Oliver Orme used to be a painter, well known a nd well rewarded, but the muse has deserted him. He is also, as he confesses, a petty thief/ he does not steal for gain, but for the thrill of it. HIs worst theft is Polly, the wife of his friend Marcus, with whom he has had an affair. When the affair is discovere d, Oliver hides himself away in his childhood home. From here he tells the story of a year, from one autumn to the next. Many surpri ses and ...[Read more]