The Hypocrite

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Sicily, 2010. Sophia, on the cusp of adulthood, spends a long hot summer with her father, a successful author. Over the course of that holiday, their relationship will fracture.Lon don, 2020. Sophia's father, now 61, sits in a large theatre, surrounded by strangers, watching his daughter's first play. A play that takes that Sicilian holiday as its subject and will force him to watch his purported crimes re-enacted.Set over the course of one climactic day, this is the story of a father and a daughter, of all that divides and binds them. Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2024 and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2025. Show more