EAN: 9781805224976

HARRISON M JOHN THE COURSE OF THE HEART

The cult classic novel from the author of Climbers and The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again   
With an introduction by bestselling author of Our Wives Under the Sea  Julia Armfield    'A
more grown-up version of The Secret History ' LUCY SCHOLES   'A groundbreaking work' GUARDIAN 
'The best literary fiction out now' DAILY MAIL   'Gloriously intelligent and beautifully
written' INDEPENDENT   On a hot May night  three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act
that changes their lives. Decades later  none of the participants can remember what transpired
but their clouded memories bind them together. Unable to move on  Pam Stuyvesant has epilepsy
and is plagued by sensual visions. Her husband Lucas believes that a dwarfish creature is
stalking him  and invents histories to soothe Pam's fears. Self-styled Sorcerer Yaxley becomes
obsessed with a terrifyingly transcendent reality. The narrator is seemingly the least effected
participant in the ritual: he is haunted by the smell of roses  and his guilt as he attempts to
help his friends escape the torment that has engulfed their lives.   Strange  dreamlike and
moving  The Course of the Heart is an examination of the edges of humanity where we lie  hide 
hurt and heal.   'A spare textual elegance and closure-denying restraint that impresses and
fulfils' IAIN BANKS

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