BOOK OF THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNER.
One kiss sets off a chain of consequences—an outstanding, award-winning memoir by the author, recognized with the Bailey Gifford and Booker Prizes.
Passing through the novels of Herbert Wells and Rebecca West, through the nuclear research of the 1930s, and the fate of Flanagan’s father, who served not far from Hiroshima, this sequence of events leads to its climax: a young man gets stuck at the mouth of a rushing river and is left alone with the question of how to live on.
“Flanagan’s best book… A dazzling meditation on personal past and the history unfolding before his eyes.” – The Guardian
“The way Flanagan portrayed his quiet, courageous father and his loving, steadfast mother is truly splendid. He has masterfully conveyed the details of rural life in Tasmania.” – The Daily Telegraph