Twist

McCann may follow Coppola upriver and Conrad to the heart of darkness but the concerns of his novel are contemporary and urgent and utterly compelling. This is an ambitious novel, note perfect, wild but controlled, with its deft apparatus mapping our most mysterious 21st century malaise – the great loneliness of the connected world -- KEVIN BARRY Masterfully woven and delicately layered, and told with such calm wisdom that it will take your breath away. Engrossing, deeply moving and consistently honest, Colum McCann is one of our greatest storytellers -- ELIF SHAFAK Electrifying, propulsive ... a masterful exploration of the elemental forces at work just below the surface of all our lives -- COLIN WALSH Colum McCann gives us a powerfully realist novel of men at sea, literally, emotionally, and metaphorically. It speaks of the brokenness of our time, the successful and unsuccessful attempts at repairs, and the vulnerability of our world. The spirit of Joseph Conrad hovers over the text, but here the heart of darkness lies at the bottom of the ocean -- SALMAN RUSHDIE Praise for Colum McCann: McCann writes with an amazing abundance of humanity -- ELIZABETH STROUT McCann is an empathy engine * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * A giant amongst us - fearless, huge-hearted, a poet with every living breathe -- PETER CAREY An audacious and wonderfully skilled writer -- JOSEPH O'CONNOR A great writer prepared to take risks * DAILY MAIL * Colum McCann is a very gifted, charming writer; in full, rhapsodic-onrush mode, he is hard to resist * GUARDIAN * McCann writes with a ferocious eloquence and a masterly sense of narrative * SPECTATOR *