Shroud
by John Banville · 2002
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When a young woman threatens to expose a damaging secret from his former life, Axel Vander, an elderly scholar and master liar, is forced to examine his past to uncover the truths that he has so carefully hidden.
Jewish menWidowersReminiscing in old ageSecretsOlder menFictionYoung womenTruthfulness and falsehoodScholarsSecrecyIdentity (Philosophical concept)Large type books