Globe and Mail Review of Barrett Fuller's Secret
Margaret Cannon
Special to The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Oct. 04 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
Barrett Fuller’s Secret, by Scott Carte (Dundurn, 272 pages, $19.99)
How much of him/herself does a writer put into a story? In the case of famed children’s author Barrett Fuller, extremely little. So little, in fact, that he writes under a pseudonym so that fans (and their parents) won’t know he’s a narcissistic womanizer with a serious drug problem. Then one day, someone discovers his secret and sends him a letter: Live up to your imaginary morality or else … This is the terrific premise of Scott Carter’s second novel and it’s even better than Blind Luck, his excellent debut.
Special to The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Oct. 04 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
Barrett Fuller’s Secret, by Scott Carte (Dundurn, 272 pages, $19.99)
How much of him/herself does a writer put into a story? In the case of famed children’s author Barrett Fuller, extremely little. So little, in fact, that he writes under a pseudonym so that fans (and their parents) won’t know he’s a narcissistic womanizer with a serious drug problem. Then one day, someone discovers his secret and sends him a letter: Live up to your imaginary morality or else … This is the terrific premise of Scott Carter’s second novel and it’s even better than Blind Luck, his excellent debut.
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