A paperback edition of a novel first published by Flamingo in 1978, which tells of a man who grows up humiliated by his fiercely puritanical mother and overshadowed by the successes of his older brother, and follows his decline into a state of paranoia and madness. By the author of THE GEORGETOWN trilogy.
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From Publishers Weekly
Set in the author's native Guyana, this is an impressive study of a man's descent into paranoia and madness.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The ironic parallels between Heath's psychotic main character and the more normal world he inhabits constitute the theme of his book. Repressed and wretched, Galton Flood grew up in contemporary Guyana. Although antisocial and unable to hold a decent job, he eventually marries. Intensely jealous, he murders his wife, but though he confesses the murder to his father-in-law and his own family, he is never brought to justice. The rest of his life is spent as a street derelict supported by his brother. A prize-winner in England when it was published there in 1978, the book presents a vivid picture of Guyanese society as seen through Flood's eyes. It should appeal to an audience relishing a classic tale of abnormal psychology.
- Patricia C. Heaney, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Patricia C. Heaney, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I read this novel about a year ago. Like all of Roy Heath's novels, it is a dark work. The slow deterioration of the protagonist Galton Flood into madness. The clomax when it comes is a surprise, but you realize that you should have seen all the signposts along the way. The author writes with an understanding of the dark places in the human spirit, and with considerable sympathy. This story will stay with you for a long time. It is a masterpiece.
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