From John Banville one of the world's greatest writers comes The Blue Guitar a story of theft & the betrayal of friendship Adultery is always put in terms of thieving But we were happy together simply happy Oliver Orme used to be a painter well known & well rewarded but the muse has deserted him He is also as he confesses a petty thief; he does not steal for gain but for the thrill of it HIs worst theft is Polly the wife of his friend Marcus with whom he has had an affair When the affair is discovered Oliver hides himself away in his childhood home From here he tells the story of a year from one autumn to the next Many surprises & shocks await him & by the end of his story he will be forced to face himself & seek a road towards redemption Shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2016