to be caught outside after dark means almost certain death
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2010 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years
Haunted by his early life
When traces of a radioactive material are found alongside a body in Key West
Little Christine Poulson to be caught outside afterCOMES WITH POSTCARD 'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' (Margaret Atwood) Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical (Eleanor Catton, author of The Luminaries) 'Edward Carey is one of the strangest writers we are privileged to have in this country (The Observer) 'If this were music, Carey would be Eric Satie. If it were film, he would be Tim Burton (Newsday) The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary