When Apollo Kagwa was just a child,his father disappeared,leaving him with recurring nightmares and a box labelled'Improbabilia'. Now a successful book dealer,Kagwa has a family of his own after meeting and falling in love with Emma,a librarian. The two marry and have a baby: so far so happy-ever-after. However,as the pair settle into their new lives as parents,exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll.
Emma's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic,until one day she commits an unthinkable act,setting Apollo on a wild and fantastical quest through a suddenly otherworldly New York,in search of a wife and child he no longer recognises.
An epic novel for our anxiety-ridden times,The Changeling is a tale of parenthood,love - in its most raw and brutal form - and,ultimately,humanity.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781786893826Number of pages: 448Weight: 297 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mmEdition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
'If the literary gods mixed together Haruki Murakami and Ralph Ellison... the result would be Victor LaValle'- Antony Doerr,author of All the Light We Cannot See
'A mesmerising,monumental work'- Marlon James,author of A Brief History of Seven Killings
'(A) genre-defying,achingly literate phantasmagoria of a novel'- Paul Beatty,author of The Sellout
'This punchy cocktail of modern parenting and ancient magic taps into contemporary unease and age-old fears... LaValle hooks the reader deep into his increasingly eldritch thriller'- Guardian
'If monsters are your subject,writing like an angel helps'- Jennifer Senior,New York Times
'Absolutely compelling,completely thrilling,The Changeling overflows with menace,wonder and beauty'- Kelly Link
'I say this without exaggeration: it's a masterpiece'- Mat Johnson
'LaValle's haunting tale weaves a mesmerising web'- Janet Maslin,New York Times
'LaValle's bewitching masterpiece'- USA Today
'A dark,shape-shifting,unpredictable beast,best enjoyed as a series of surprises... The Changeling is dazzling,exciting and rather beautiful'- Big Issue
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