Shroud

In beautiful, lucid prose John Banville describes a tragedy so strongly rooted in history and character that, like all real tragedies, it could not happen otherwise.The Times

Banville is merciless in the details . . . he has a gift for enigmatic clarity.Daily Telegraph

The narrative frequently takes on the qualities of a dream, writhing with pursuits and escapes, peopled by shape-shifters and avatars, subject to its own climatic and topographical realities.Guardian

A moving and shockingly intimate record of life lost and found again.Time Out