The Book of Strange New Things (Folio Prize Nominee)

by Michel Faber

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Pub Date 23 Oct 2014 | Archive Date 8 Mar 2015

Canongate Books

General Fiction (Adult)

Description

Michel Faber's first novel in twelve years is an all-out masterpiece

'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world . . .'

Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, he boards a flight for a remote and unfamiliar land, a place where the locals are hungry for the teachings of the Bible - his 'book of strange new things'. It is a quest that will challenge Peter's beliefs, his understanding of the limits of the human body and, most of all, his love for Bea.

The Book of Strange New Things is a wildly original tale of adventure, faith and the ties that might hold two people together when they are worlds apart. This momentous novel, Faber's first since The Crimson Petal and the White, sees him at his expectation-defying best.

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Michel Faber's first novel in twelve years is an all-out masterpiece

'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world . . .'

Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a...

Advance Praise

'Maniacally gripping' David Mitchell

'I can't remember being so continually and unfailingly surprised by any book for a long time. I found it completely compelling and believable, and admired it enormously' Philip Pullman

'A novel of marvel and wonderment with a narrative engine like a locomotive' Yann Martel

'Maniacally gripping' David Mitchell

'I can't remember being so continually and unfailingly surprised by any book for a long time. I found it completely compelling and believable, and admired it...