“One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. A mesmerizing Mobius strip of a novel that asks who we are to the people we love. Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an elegant and accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, and young-young enough to be her son. Who is he to her – and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us best. Taut, hypnotic, Audition is Katie Kitamura at her virtuosic best”– Provided by publisher.

In this gripping novel, two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant: a successful actress preparing for a premiere and a troubled, attractive young man who could be her son. As two competing narratives unfold, the story challenges our understanding of the roles we play – partner, parent, creator, muse – and exposes the hidden truths behind our performances, even with those who think they know us best.