Daunt Books

Darting backwards and forwards from the deep recesses of the past where myths are made to the present day, this novel boasts an extraordinary array of characters: Nicky, a rock musician running away from the high life; Smidt, an engineer, who drops out and heads for the desert; Joanie, who gets involved in an extraterrestrial cult. Linking these strands are a couple and a place: Jaz and Lisa are the troubled parents of the autistic Raj, whose story dominates the book. The place is the three fingers rocks in the Californian desert; so vividly described that it exists almost like a separate character. A beautiful exploration of the way humans and their landscape interact.

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