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''Anatmospheric novel, with a magnificently unreliable narrator . . .McGrath is a connoisseur of this literary tradition.'' Financial Times
''The pleasure in a Patrick McGrath novel is the travelling, not the arrival, and this is a rare novel that has pleasure on every page.'' The Times
''Unfailingly deft in his handling of trauma and deceit.'' Guardian
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''Let there be no more of this clucking and wheedling. Oh Pa, are you sure? Or: Oh Francis, is this really a good idea? Let me be clear. I am always sure, and it is always a good idea.''
An old man is sleeping fitfully. It''s too hot. The air is thick with Spanish Jasmine floating in from his overgrown garden. And he''s not sure whether he''ll be woken by General Franco sitting on the end of his bed.<
