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Richard McHugh
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Richard McHugh

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Richard McHugh lives near the ocean in Sydney with his partner and their children. He argues cases, makes photographs and writes. He published his first novel, Charlie Anderson’s General Theory of Lying, in 2015. The Cutting is his second novel.

Books by Richard McHugh

The Cutting

A darkly humorous novel about modern Australia and what it means to be a good person.

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Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying

Ranging from the politics of the bedroom to the post-GFC economy, Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying is a wildly entertaining portrait of coming unstuck. Funny, provoking and confronting, it is a remarkable debut novel that shows us afresh the world we live in now.

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