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Sweetness and Light

By Liam Pieper
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Sweetness and Light by Liam Pieper is a captivating tale that weaves the lives of diverse characters navigating moral complexities. The story explores themes of deception, redemption, and the search for belonging, set against intriguing backdrops. As secrets unravel, the characters are forced to confront their pasts and the darker sides of their wishes.
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Sweetness and Light

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An intoxicating, unsettling story of the battle between light and dark, love and lust, morality and corruption.

India, monsoon season.

Connor, an Australian expat with a brutal past, spends his time running low-stakes scams on tourists in a sleepy beachside town. Sasha, an American in search of spiritual guidance, heads to an isolated ashram in the hope of mending a broken heart.

When one of Connor's grifts goes horribly wrong, it sets in motion a chain of events that brings the two lost souls together - and as they try to navigate a world of gangsters, gurus and secret agendas, they begin to realise that within the ashram's utopian community, something is deeply, deeply wrong...

Racing from the beaches of Goa to the streets of Delhi to the jungles of Tamil Nadu, Sweetness and Light is an intoxicating, unsettling story of the battle between light and dark, love and lust, morality and corruption. This is an explosive and unforgettable novel that confirms Liam Pieper's place as one of Australia's finest, sharpest writers.

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Sweetness and Light by Liam Pieper is generally well-received, with praise directed toward its engaging plot and well-developed characters. Reviewers appreciate its exploration of complex themes like morality and human nature, often citing its ability to blend humour with thought-provoking narratives. The setting and storytelling style is highlighted for inviting readers to reflect on the captivating and often unpredictable journeys within its pages.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760890070

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 502g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Liam Pieper is an author and journalist. His first book was a memoir, The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, shortlisted for the National Biography Award and the Ned Kelly Best True Crime award. His second was the Penguin Special Mistakes Were Made, a volume of humorous essays. He was co-recipient of the 2014 M Literary Award, winner of the 2015 Geoff Dean Short Story Prize and the inaugural creative resident of the UNESCO City of Literature of Prague. His first novel, The Toymaker, received the 2016 Christina Stead Fiction Award from the Fellowship of Australian Writers.

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