Beneath every perfect life lies a masterpiece of deception.
Pentimenti
What we paint over
He can capture anyone’s hidden nature — but is blind to his own.
Each morning, Philian Kasik writes a resignation letter he never sends. Each night, his portraits reveal truths too raw to ignore, until the one he fears most threatens to tear apart the life he’s built.…
“As a reader I felt Philian’s sense of being trapped by his job from early on, mainly because I wanted to shake him and tell him to communicate. Pentimenti is an insightful exploration of life: the versions of ourselves we thought we’d be, the choices we make along the way. It makes for engaging reading. ”
-LoveReading
‘Hello?’
‘Hi — is this Mira?’
‘Who’s this?’
‘Yeah, sorry, it’s Tony. Bit random. My mate James — barman at the Two Crowns — gave me your number?’
‘Big fella, terrible jokes, gives my number to strangers?’
‘Yeah, that’s the one.’