Synopsis
‘Shroud will not be easily surpassed for its combination of wit, moral complexity and compassion. It is hard to see what more a novel could do’ Irish Times
Dark secrets and reality unravel in Shroud, the second of John Banville's three novels to feature Cass Cleave, alongside Eclipse and Ancient Light.
Axel Vander, distinguished intellectual and elderly academic, is not...
Details
11 August 2011416 pages
9781447207368Imprint: Picador
Reviews
In beautiful, lucid prose John Banville describes a tragedy so strongly rooted in history and character that, like all real tragedies, it could not happen otherwise.The Times
Banville is merciless in the details . . . he has a gift for enigmatic clarity.Daily Telegraph
The narrative frequently takes on the qualities of a dream, writhing with pursuits and escapes, peopled by shape-shifters and avatars, subject to its own climatic and topographical realities.Guardian
A moving and shockingly intimate record of life lost and found again.Time Out
