Graham Joyce travels to an enthralling, suspense-charged landscape in this hallucinatory novel of a father's quest to save his daughter -- without destroying himself.
Dan Innes has received shattering news from the British Embassy in Bangkok: his daughter, Charlie, whom he hasn't seen or spoken to in two years, has been imprisoned in a Thai jail for drug smuggling. Angry, terrified, seething with reprimands and questions, Dan leaves for Thailand. But the jail at Chiang Mai marks the beginning of his search rather than the end. Following the faintest of trails up into the lawless, dangerous mountain region near Myanmar, where opium grows abundantly, Dan must retrace Charlie's steps -- and brave the same traps that have swallowed her...on a terrifying mission of self-discovery, blind faith, and salvation.
Industry Reviews
"The Times" (London) Vividly imagined...[A] journey to redemption...described with unsentimental conviction and a sure narrative touch. Jonathan Lethem "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)Sharp, short, and terrifying...Surprisingly moving...a thoroughly frightening and foreign adventure. "The Times" (London)Vividly imagined...[A] journey to redemption...described with unsentimental conviction and a sure narrative touch. Jonathan LethemI won't say that Graham Joyce deserves to find a wide audience in America; rather I think the American audience deserves to find him. Jonathan Lethem I won't say that Graham Joyce deserves to find a wide audience in America; rather I think the American audience deserves to find him. "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) Sharp, short, and terrifying...Surprisingly moving...a thoroughly frightening and foreign adventure. The Times (London) Vividly imagined...[A] journey to redemption...described with unsentimental conviction and a sure narrative touch. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Sharp, short, and terrifying...Surprisingly moving...a thoroughly frightening and foreign adventure. Jonathan LethemI won't say that Graham Joyce deserves to find a wide audience in America; rather I think the American audience deserves to find him. "The Times" (London)Vividly imagined...[A] journey to redemption...described with unsentimental conviction and a sure narrative touch. "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)Sharp, short, and terrifying...Surprisingly moving...a thoroughly frightening and foreign adventure.
