On the Man Booker list which usually
means I won't like it. Another one I heard of via twitter.
This is the story of the oddest
character I have come across in a long time. Socially dysfunctional
and brilliantly described it tells of the collapse of a relationship
and the absolute unknown of the future. Given freedom it's surprising
how many options there are. The lead character heads off to Germany
and once there stays in the lighthouse of the title “Helle Haus”,
a local inn. On meeting the landlady and her possessive, aggressive
husband he is clearly unable to begin to see, let alone understand the
undercurrents between the couple. The book flips between watching the
lead character on his journey and the couple in their hotel. As he
travels on and makes more and more bizarre decisions we are given
glimpses into their relationship progressing rapidly downhill. The
husband has great capacity for creating imagined scenarios but he is
given cause to exaggerate by his wife.
Brilliantly written there is an element
of finishing the story in your head as you reach the ending. Worthy
of it's place and the list and well worth the cover price for a thin
read.
Would I buy another by the same author?
Yes
Publisher - Salt Publishing
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