Two Dublin Couples Face Desire, Secrets and Betrayal
Sarah Gilmartin's Dublin novel follows old Trinity friends whose routines are unsettled by buried desire, secrets and a Pinter play. Its appeal is sharp social observation, intimate betrayals and the uneasy pleasure of watching familiar lives crack open.
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Two Dublin Couples Face Desire, Secrets and Betrayal
Sarah Gilmartin's Dublin novel follows old Trinity friends whose routines are unsettled by buried desire, secrets and a Pinter play. Its appeal is sharp social observation, intimate betrayals and the uneasy pleasure of watching familiar lives crack open.
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Dylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when everything seemed possible. A glance between them can still conjure their younger selves: dancing beneath pulsing lights, the sharp taste of salt after swims in Dublin Bay.
Two decades on, life feels smaller. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, cared for by his wife Rachel. Across town, Stevie and Ben's relationship has settled into weary routine.
Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinter's Betrayal. As rehearsals unfold, the play's shifting allegiances seep into reality, reviving old jealousies and awakening sudden longings, as each must reckon with how far they're willing to go in pursuit of desire.
Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the dangerous thrill of stepping outside the roles we've been given - and the distance between the lives we imagine and the ones we live.
Ideal for readers who:
- Respond to Dublin fiction about old friendships, faded ambition and midlife desire.
- Have a soft spot for theatre-world tension when a play starts echoing real betrayals.
- Get pulled toward younger selves and present disappointments to complicate every relationship.
- Get drawn into stories where performance and intimacy become hard to separate.
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- ISBN
- 9781805338093
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press, (21 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
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