Category : Fiction
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021
''A classic, but with contemporary urgency thumping through it.''
Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond
A woman invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives. Drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision may penetrate the mystery at the centre of her life. But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence soon twists the patterns of her secluded household.
''The most singular book . . . A psychodrama that is both timeless and up-to-the minute . . . Truly one of a kind.'' Justine Jordan, Guardian
''A novel of deep insight and scarring honesty.'' Martin Chilton, Independent
''Re-sets the dial yet again.'' Claire Harman, Evening Standard
''Extraordinary . . . fearless.'' Alex Clark, The Spectator
''Glittering brilliance.'' Jon Day, Financial Times
