Getting Hurt

by Andrew Davies

Charlie Cross is a solicitor, a divorcee, an animal lover, a drinker, and a smoker. He is intelligent, strong, highly respected—and he is heading for trouble. When Charlie meets Viola in an after-hours drinking club, he knows instinctively that they could do each other harm. Nonetheless, he quickly falls in love with her and throughout their torrid affair he keeps an extensive journal. Charlie's voice—honest, funny, and perplexed—embodies all the complexities of male experience. He speaks from the heart and charts the peaks of eroticism and the depths of emotional pain that define his heart-wrenching relationship.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction

Paperback

First published January 8, 1991

About the author

Andrew Wynford Davies is a British author and screenwriter.

Reviews

[Adrian White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Along with favourite other Andrew Davies book, B Monkey, this is exactly the type of book I hope to emulate in my writing. Easy, accessible style but hard, hard subject matter. What it feels like for a boy, as Madonna might sing!

[Alex Ankarr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrific book, quite brutal though.

[Bookend McGee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing.