The Book of the Heathen

Paperback original. 8vo. 351pp. Stiff card wraps. Dark green double endpapers.

Signed by Author to title-page.

Novel set in an isolated station in colonial Congo where an Englishman awaits trial for the murder of a native child. An exploration of notions of honour, friendship, justice and reason in a world where they are much in abeyance. "It will be surprising if this year sees a more disturbing or haunting novel." –Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times