<p>'A novel of considerable power, its gritty drama of damage and disillusion well served by a hard-edged and often vigorously compelling prose style? an undeniably dark novel, yet its explorations move us towards a clearer view of the unsettling world we inhabit.'<br>? Guardian<br>'A poet of misfits, outsiders and the forsaken, his empathy for their suffering ever poignant.'<br><br>? Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual<br>'The reader of a Lane sto...