Darke - Hardcover

Dr James Darke has cut off all contact from the world, pulled the curtains, closed his house and his heart. Drinking and smoking a lot and eating a little, he writes compulsively in his 'coming of old age' journal, where memories of his wife and daughter, of his career as a public schoolmaster, and ruminations about life abound. He is in an agitated state, a flawed man of integrity, mordant and desperate. But there are surprises in store.

Darke forces us to ask what a good death - and by turns a good life - might look like. Rich in ideas and human feeling, this powerfully memorable novel is provocative and timely.