- 2003 edition. 307 pages.
- Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Great Britain.
- Paperback. Format B.
- Good plus condition. Some cover wear and corner creases.
'And in her eyes, what did I see? A flaw in those emeralds. The insect in the resin. Fear. And something else - accusation. The way she used to look at me in the days following the tragedy. Was Mama really so afraid of me? Still? After all these years? I was beginning to fear that my return to Boxwood had opened up a can of worms.'
Erskine Flesching, our unreliable witness, admits to being forty, that he has been a famed opera singer, and that he was banished from home when he was ten. What he won't spell out is what happened in his youth to make him so twitchy about sex, or why so many people from his past appear to be dead.
And now, as he reveals the dramatic events since his homecoming, he seems to be addressing a young woman who has stolen his heart and a young man who has stolen his secrets. Can he be trusted? Is this wish fulfilment or a madman's confession?
Gleaming with savage humour and a relish for language, this is a striking exploration of identity and an exceptionally accomplished debut novel for Kym Llyod.
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