The Shadow and the Peak
13 July 2017Imprint: Bello
Synopsis
Douglas Lockwood came to Jamaica to recover from the heartbreak of a messy divorce. But instead of peace he found passion, and three women who threatened to turn the island idyll into a summer storm . . .
The school at which Douglas has come to teach is perched on an isolated hilltop, and its pupils run wild while the...
Details
13 July 2017304 pages
9781509852499Imprint: Bello
Reviews
There is enchantment in this book; and wistful gaiety; and tragedy; and corruption and innocenceSunday Times
Perceptive and deftly ironic . . .New York Herald Tribune
It is a fascinating story that Mr. Mason spreads before us and he does the job with uncommon skill.Saturday Review
An English first novel with a particular freshness of setting and mood, and which for all its delicacy is also sharply underscored.Kirkus Reviews
