The Art of Sufficient Conclusions
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Sarah Dearing combines fact and fiction in a complex journey to uncover the secret of her father's past as a child model for a sexually ambiguous British aristocrat.
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The Art of Sufficient Conclusionsis a groundbreaking literary mash-up of fiction, memoir, and archival material, tracing the complex processes of personal identity, belief, and the creation of art itself. Disgraced former schoolteacher Abigail Strafe stands in for the author as she delves into a mysterious slice of family lore. Told that her long-dead father was sold as a sculptor's model in 1920s London, Abbie becomes obsessed with knowing the circumstances under which the transaction took place and the underlying nature of the relationship.
As clues emerge, a scientist boyfriend provides Abbie with a printout of her genetic make-up and the opportunity to examine her own flawed character from both sides of the nature/nurture divide. Truth, on both fronts, is elusive, so Abbie must choose what to believe
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