Stephen Marling thought he knew his aunt Flora. But when he inherits her house in a quiet south London square a series of discoveries among her papers brings to light another person entirely. Who, for example, is 'Mr Magenta' and what part did he play in her life? In the process of uncovering the secrets of one life, Stephen is forced to re-evaluate his own and decide what he really wants. Was he right to turn his back on Nancy Steiner, the young actress he met in New York, when he came home to take up his inheritance? Interweaving past and present, the story takes him from a Brooklyn bookshop to a theatre in Marseille to a cottage on the east coast of England where the truth about Mr Magenta is finally revealed.

About the Author
Christopher Bowden lives in south London. His six previous novels are The Red House, The Blue Book, The Yellow Room, The Green Door, The Purple Shadow, and The Amber Maze, the first published in 2007

Reviews
"A very original writer." Charles Harris, Best-selling author of Room 15; "Absorbing, interesting, and with plenty of twists and turns to keep interest levels up, Mr Magenta is a fine read..." The Bookbag



Book Information
ISBN 9780955506765
Author Christopher Bowden
Format Paperback
Page Count 174
Imprint Langton & Wood
Publisher Langton & Wood
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm