Confessions with Keith

The 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize was won by "Vita Glass" for its comic portrayal of a middle-aged writer and mother's mid-life crisis. Vita is preoccupied with her career and family, but her house and marriage are falling apart. She escapes to Keith's hairdressing salon, but when her husband leaves the country, she decides to go in the opposite direction with their children. The novel explores Vita's passage through a mid-life crisis and the ways we deceive each other.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2022
Publisher: Biblioasis

Winner of the 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize, this novel is a hilarious exploration of a middle-aged writer and mother's journey through a mid-life crisis. Vita Glass, consumed by her literary aspirations, seeks solace in philosophy while juggling the demands of her four children. With her narrow vision and chronic inattention, she fails to recognize the impending collapse of her house and marriage. Struggling to find time for her writing career, Vita's newfound success in vegetable erotica takes off. Seeking escape, she frequents Keith's hairdressing salon, but when her husband unexpectedly leaves the country, Vita decides to embark on a journey in the opposite direction, taking their children along. Drawn from Vita's journal, this novel humorously depicts Vita's mid-life crisis and delves into the ways we deceive ourselves and each other.

Weight: 316g
Dimension: 133 x 210 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781771964975