'Liam Pieper’s latest novel sees two white westerners – an Australian hustler and an American divorcee in an ‘Eat Pray Love’ phase – cross paths in the middle of India. But this is not an exoticised, escapist travelogue.'
'Connor is a thirty-something Australian who bides his time grifting in India. His targets are Western female tourists, whom he describes as ‘talent’, and whom he seduces and fleeces. Connor seems to be escaping something, most likely the upbringing in which his masculinity and personal safety were constantly called into question.' (Introduction)
'Connor is a thirty-something Australian who bides his time grifting in India. His targets are Western female tourists, whom he describes as ‘talent’, and whom he seduces and fleeces. Connor seems to be escaping something, most likely the upbringing in which his masculinity and personal safety were constantly called into question.' (Introduction)
'Liam Pieper’s latest novel sees two white westerners – an Australian hustler and an American divorcee in an ‘Eat Pray Love’ phase – cross paths in the middle of India. But this is not an exoticised, escapist travelogue.'