Attention Seeking Behaviour by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo review – a slippery liar’s tale

Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths prize, this compelling interrogation of memory, justice and truth offers no easy answersThe Goldsmiths prize-shortlisted debut from British-Greek author Aea Varfis-van Warmelo opens with a confession: “I have never told this story before.” The narrator, who bears the author’s name, goes on to tell the reader that she is a liar. From Humbert Humbert’s self-justifying account…