Blindsight - Brossura

'Father taught us how not to love...'

So begins Maurice Gee's latest novel of 'Wellington noir' (The Times). Narrated by Alice, as an old woman looking back over the mistakes and tragedy of her family history, Blindsight is a corruscating look at the evil we are capable of inflicting upon each other.

At the heart of the story lies the strange relationship between Alice and her brother, Gordon, and the mystery behind their estrangement. Only ever afforded Alice's take on events, Gee masterfully contructs a tale of unreliability. As he traces these unhappy lives over a period of forty years, the narrative only gradually gives up the dark family secrets.

'He deserves to be regarded as one of the finest writers at work in the English-speaking world. Those who seek him out will find an intelligence and humanity to restore their faith in the power of the novel.' Sunday Times