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For Victor's 80th birthday his right-hand man Rook prepares a country feast in the heart of the city. But Victor is making preparations of his own: to dismiss Rook and to leave an indelible mark on the city before he dies ... Jim Crace's third novel, published for the first time in Penguin, is an intriguing tale of ambition, dark motivation and revenge. 'Thrilling' Adam Mars-Jones, Independent 'One of the most beautifully written books in years' David Robson, Daily Telegraph

Jim Crace was born in London in 1946 but has lived in Birmingham for many years. He is the author of five novels: CONTINENT, THE GIFT OF STONES, ARCADIA, SIGNALS OF DISTRESS and QUARANTINE, which was short-listed for the 1997 Booker Prize and won the Whitbread Fiction Award.