Synopsis
Shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award 2021
‘Extraordinary’ – Spectator
‘Powerful’ – Guardian
‘Spellbinding’ – The Tablet
As the 1950s draw to a close, and the Cold War escalates, the shape of Drummond Moore's life is changed beyond measure when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with James Carter, a rich and well-connected fellow national serviceman. Carter leads him to Doom Town – an army base that seeks to recreate the effects of a nuclear war – where he meets Gwen, a barmaid with whom he shares an instant connection.
Set over sixty years of British history, The Blind Light by Stuart Evers is the compelling story of one family as they deal with the personal and political fallout of their times.
Details
24 June 2021
544 pages
9781529031003
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
“The Blind Light reads like a British Don DeLillo, telling the social history of Britain through two generations of a family”Alex Preston, Observer
“Engrossing . . . A terrific book”Samira Ahmed, BBC Radio 4
“The Blind Light is a page-perfect and impeccably structured portrait of Britain’s troubled, post-nuclear generations . . . Evers has written a powerful and affecting novel which excels at being as true to Family and the personal as it is to Nation and the universal, a rare and potent combination”Jim Crace, author of Harvest
“One is taken both by the breadth of vision and the depth of character on offer in Evers' stunning The Blind Light . . . This is an achievement to be admired and, frankly, envied. My hat is off”Laird Hunt
