Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2011, I spotted this during a refreshment stop at Warwick Services on the M40. (See how easily I get distracted by books?!)
The author writes in the first person, narrating the thoughts and memories of a retired man reflecting on his childhood and young adult life.
He creates tension without the use of action throughout the first half of the book. Instead, he cleverly uses the character’s memories to convey clues as to what happens next.
In this case, a solicitor’s letter is the catalyst to a chain of events which makes our character relive moments of his past.
This is a novel which covers a huge range of emotions: teenage angst, first love, jealousy, bereavement and, in the end, remorse and regret for the daft things we do when we’re young.
An intriguing read, for sure. I look forward to more of this author’s work.
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