by his inability to let go of past memories, guilt and bitterness. 'A cracker' - Evening Standard; 'Chills to the bone' - Independent on Sunday; 'Rich and powerful' - Daily Mail; 'Afterlife positively throbs with loss...It's a deeply absorbing novel that lingers in the mind like the ghosts it so ardently evokes' - Claire Kilroy, Irish Times; 'A richly rewarding portrait of friendships under siege, full of vibrant characters and atmospheres that linger in the mind and the heart' - Sunday Telegraph.