The Best of Adam Sharp

A novel about love, music and coming to terms with the past, from the author of the international bestseller The Rosie Project.On the cusp of 50, Adam Sharp has a loyal partner, earns a good income as an IT contractor and is the music-trivia expert at quiz nights. It’s the lifestyle he wanted, but something’s missing.Two decades ago, on the other side of the world, his part-time piano playing led him into a passionate relationship with Angelina Brown, who’d abandoned law studies to pursue her acting dream. She gave Adam a chance to make it something more than an affair – but he didn’t take it. And now he can’t shake off his nostalgia for what might have been.Then, out of nowhere, Angelina gets in touch. What does she want? Does Adam dare to live dangerously? How far will he go for a second chance?

‘[A] poignant glimpse into human relationships – what it is to love and to be loved … The Best of Adam Sharp hits you right in the morals and leaves you thinking – how far would you go for a second chance?' -- Books+Publishing
‘While Simsion’s touch is delicate, this is a dark comedy of manners, an adult entertainment that extends the range of his first, more light-hearted book.’ -- The Age

Graeme Simsion is a writer of short stories, plays, screenplays and two non-fiction books. The Rosie Project began life as a screenplay, winning the Australian Writers Guild/Inscription Award for Best Romantic Comedy before being adapted into a novel. It went on to win the 2012 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript and has since been sold around the world to over forty countries. Sony Pictures have optioned the film rights with Graeme contracted to write the script. The Rosie Project won the 2014 ABIA for Best General Fiction Book, and was ultimately awarded Australian Book of the Year for 2014. Graeme lives in Australia with his wife Anne, a psychiatrist who writes erotic fiction, and their two children. David Barker graduated from The Ohio Center for Broadcasting in Denver, and went on to the University of Oregon for broadcasting. He received the Top Intern Award or The Golden Mike, which is awarded to the top student in the class. He has worked at three different radio stations on air, and appeared in several commercials and audiobooks.

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