A fast, feverish and arresting novel. Intensely visual, and brought to life by surprising and effective turns of phrase, Ray Robinson's work is all the more disturbing for its focus on quiet horrors: those hidden behind closed doors and locked away in the anterooms of memory -- George Harrison, author of Season A haunting, brutally honest tour de force. This absorbing novel is a masterclass in the persistence of memory, proving that trauma never truly leaves it simmers beneath the surface. Ray Robinson brilliantly captures the minds creative architecture for facing the unfaceable, stripping away the binary of abuse to reveal a multifaceted spectrum of colour. A stunning testament to the brilliance of the human spirit -- Tunde Farrand, author of Wolf Country Youd be hard pushed to find a book that better describes the life of a survivor. Other peoples actions against us may be fleeting, but the ramifications last a lifetime. This is a harrowing and yet beautiful story of one man living with those ramifications the best he can -- Richard Hall, author of Im Fine A devastating novel with truth at its heart, both in subject and voice. The unravelling facts of a historic abuse have been rendered with unusual lyricism and artfulness. Through Paul it feels as if we are peeling back the skin of adulthood to reveal an addled child beneath -- Anna Jean Hughes, The Pigeonhole
