Brilliantly written, erotically charged, My Secret
History is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the
story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveler, a
lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a
life as varied as a man can lead.
It begins with his days as a Massachusetts altar
boy, when his first furtive sexual encounter
introduces him to the thrills of leading a double
life. As a teenaged lifeguard, Andre finds himself
caught between the attentions of a beautiful young
student and an amorous older woman. Soon he is in
Africa, where the local women are numerous, easy and
free. And as the boy becomes a man he turns his
attention to writing, which brings him fame, and a
wife, who may finally cause him to know himself.
But not before he sets up his most dangerous
secret life, one that any man might envy, but that
could cost Andre Parent the delicate balance that
makes him who he is. |
