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Greg Hollingshead’s remarkable novel of betrayal and redemption explores the farthest reaches of human experience, in a story that will immediately capture fans of Bedlam, his latest masterwork. When Tim Wakelin heads north, in search of a story about a local healer, he enters a world that is real yet strange. Drawn into a beautiful but unforgiving landscape, he quickly finds his veneer of control stripped away. This novel of unbridled power and original sensibility explores the fine line between madness and sanity, and between physical and spiritual reality.
When a journalist travels to a remote northern region to document a local healer, he finds his own perception of reality unraveling under the influence of an isolated and enigmatic environment. Tim Wakelin arrives with the professional intent of capturing a compelling story, but the harsh, unforgiving landscape acts as a catalyst for his psychological disintegration. As he becomes entangled with the healer and the local inhabitants, the narrative shifts from a standard investigative account into a disorienting exploration of the boundary between sanity and madness. The story utilizes a focused, atmospheric perspective to track the protagonist's loss of control as his rational worldview is systematically dismantled by the forces he encounters.
This work is characterized by its deliberate, unsettling pacing and its focus on the fragility of the human psyche when removed from familiar social structures. The narrative suggests a deep interest in how environment dictates internal logic, pushing the protagonist toward a state of existential crisis. Readers often note the author's ability to maintain a sense of unease through precise, evocative prose that avoids easy resolutions. The book functions as a study of the intersection between the rational mind and the inexplicable, leaving the reader to question the reliability of the narrator's experiences throughout the narrative.
Page Count:
309
Publication Date:
2004-08-23
Publisher:
Phyllis Bruce Books Perennial
ISBN-10:
0006393578
ISBN-13:
9780006393573
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