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Confidence (Paperback)

by Ben Richards (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (16 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753821621
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753821626
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 375,245 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent contemporary novel , 30 Jan 2007
By A. Gordon "annettego" (London) - See all my reviews
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This is a pacey well written contemporary novel with incisive observations on the desperation of life in 21st century London and the UK. It doesn't preach, it tells a cracking story with strong characters who are flawed, complex and compelling. It's the first novel by Ben Richards I've read and will defintely be giving the others a go. I just wish there was more stuff out there similar to this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Usual high standard , 9 Aug 2007
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Why is Ben Richards not attributed the acclaim that he deserves for his excellent, unpretentious yet very true tales of London life? This story of an actress's fascination for a charismatic conman, with inter-related subplots about the trials of a cancer sufferer, the writing of a gay detective TV series and a feisty widow's late husband's warts'n'all wartime memories, grips with its well-drawn characters, knowing grasp of their inter-relationships, witty and cutting observations and smile-inducing twists.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Occasional bouts of slipstream, 3 Oct 2009
By E. Shaw "Kokoschka's_cat" (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews
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Kerenza is an out of work actress, who doesn't have the money for her direct debits or her rent. As Confidence begins she's in a pub with her gay friend Mark, who is trying to write a new police series for TV, when a stranger is suddenly showered with petrol by two thugs, who then threaten to set fire to him unless he gives them the money he owes. Quick-thinking Kerenza pretends to be a policewoman and threatens to call for back-up on her mobile phone and, not entirely convinced, but aware that Kerenza's intervention has focused the attention of the whole pub on what they are doing, the thugs scarper.

This is how Kerenza meets Evan, the unfortunate stranger, and falls for him - even though he doesn't seem to want to sleep with her and has decidedly dodgy morals, a bleakly cynical attitude to everything and a worryingly short fuse.
Kerenza is working for a cleaning agency so she can meet her commitments and pay her rent, which is where she meets Grace Holding, a blind old lady with whom she strikes up an immediate bond. When she is sent to find a letter in a drawer, so Grace can tell her more about her husband's experiences during WWII, along with letters, the drawer is stuffed with bank notes. Desperate, Kerenza steals a fifty pound note.

Pretty soon she has escalating problems when Evan persuades her to take part in a confidence trick, separating the rich young things of London from a large portion of their inheritance. Now she has money, but while the initial con is successful, the next one suggested by Evan has Kerenza wondering what she is doing with her life.

Ben Richards writes convincingly about the twenty-something milieu of London. Kerenza is a believable protagonist, and, savingly for the reader's good will, she makes things right with Grace in the end. I like Richards' writing style, which is crisp and effective, but he does go in for occasional bouts of slipstream when life overwhelms Kerenza and she ends up with too much information rocketing around in her head. This did not bother me too much and I found the novel an easy read with a less than morally upstanding but nevertheless sympathetic central character.
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