Faulk's new novel explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really are. Set in 1876 with two men from different countries and contrasting families who are united by an ambition to understand how the mind works and whether madness is the price we pay for being human. Faulks' previous novels include }Birdsong{ which has sold 2 million copies and was voted 13th in the BBC Big Read Discover the moving powerful prequel to Snow Country'An extraordinary novel of magnificent scope' Evening StandardAs young boys both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind.
