He fills his nights with a parade of handsome young men who want to make him happy. A successful trial lawyer, he spends his days lecturing jurors, exasperating judges, and striding arrogantly around courtrooms. He’s divided his life into happy compartments. Men, sofas, books-everything gets jettisoned, eventually. At fifty-two, he doesn’t believe in keeping anything. Magnus Carlsen is determined to grow old disgracefully. Sometimes love comes when you least expect or want it. It contains graphic language, explicit sexual content and adult situations. This book contains material that is intended for a mature, adult audience. The author acknowledges the copyrighted or trademarked status and trademark owners of the following products mentioned in this work of fiction: Converse, Nike, Ralph Lauren, Ray Bans, Hugo Boss, Bang and Olufsen, Horlicks, Scrabble, Dior, Valium, Instagram, Vauxhall Corsa, SpotifyĪll songs, song titles and lyrics mentioned in the novel are the property of the respective songwriters and copyright holders.

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