{"product_id":"darke-matter-9781472133878","title":"Darke Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Its snarky hero is a joy', a\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Novel of the Year, 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clever, witty and perceptive . . . Gekoski writes movingly about love, loss and grief, while handling the difficult issue of assisted dying with considerable balance and finesse. Beautifully written, engrossing and heartbreakingly funny' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stylish, funny and daring . . . the clarity and energy of \u003ci\u003eDarke Matter \u003c\/i\u003efill you with light' \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(best summer books)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Harrowing, funny, tender and nearly always beautifully written' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Darke is dreading the first family Christmas without his wife Suzy. Engulfed by grief, his grudging preparations are interrupted by a persistent knock at the door. Questions about the circumstances of his wife's death force him to confront the outside world and what really happened to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsolated, angry and diminished, James soon faces a crisis both legal and psychological. It will test his resolve and threaten his freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarke Matter\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, mordant examination of the nature and obligations of love. Both immensely sad and extremely funny, the story wrestles with one of the great moral issues of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe surprising sequel to \u003ci\u003eDarke \u003c\/i\u003e. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDarke\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An original and bleakly funny portrait of grief' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Surprising . . . with a warmth that is genuinely and unexpectedly moving' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A wondrous book with two fathers, Kingsley Amis and Dante' Sebastian Barry \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Makes for dark, thrilling reading . . . In James Darke, Gekoski has created a powerful, raging voice' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'I was beguiled and charmed by the vivid personality being revealed. By that, and by the fact that I couldn't stop reading. Gekoski puts words together with a sure touch and deep craftsmanship' Philip Pullman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Rick Gekoski's impressive debut novel . . . \u003ci\u003eDarke\u003c\/i\u003e is both a tender and hard-hitting examination of grief and the slow, singular healing process . . . A brilliantly vivid creation . . . life-affirming and life-shattering' \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Staggeringly accomplished. Heartbreakingly true. A shockingly monumental first novel' John Niven \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Stuffed with more wisdom, bile, wit and tenderness than many writers create in a lifetime. In James Darke we have a hero as troubled and eternal as King Lear . . . And in Rick Gekoski we have a late-flowering genius of a novelist who proves it's never too late to start a glittering career in fiction' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An immensely enjoyable elegy . . . done with precision and patience' \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Debut delight . . . Just how this gleefully conjured misanthrope came to wall himself off from the world is the mystery at the heart of a singular first novel that evolves into a moving meditation on loss and redemption' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Constable \u0026amp; Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472133878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Rick Gekoski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41614428635317,"sku":"9781472133878","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f188e5b9-05eb-4585-8a13-111c8431514f.jpg?v=1644900839","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/darke-matter-9781472133878","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}